A lot has been reported in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the anti smoking law in Britain. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the internet version of this traditional game offer a salvation, or will it in no way compare to its real life equivalent?
Bingo is an age old game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game lately had witnessed a recent return in popularity with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlours rather than the discos on a weekend. All this is about to change with the legislating of the cigarette ban around UK.
No longer will gamblers be permitted to smoke whilst marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public area will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most common areas where players enjoy smoking.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo halls. Numbers have plummeted and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they have not deserted this age old game?
The answer is online. Players know that they can play bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a cocktail and fag and still have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course betting on online will never replace the collective aspect of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a number of bingo players with little alternative.
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