Much has been talked in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the smoking ban in England. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive aid to help keep the businesses afloat. But does the web version of this traditional game provide a lifeline, or will it in no way compare to its land based peer?
Bingo has been an age old game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game of late had undergone a recent comeback in appeal with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlours instead of the bars on a Friday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the legislating of the anti cigarette law throughout UK.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public area will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most common places where folks enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo parlours. Profits have dropped and the business is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Of course they have not deserted this classic game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers know that they can bet on bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and smoke and still enjoy huge cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course wagering on online is unlikely to replace the communal part of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
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