An abundance has been stated in the press not long ago about the bingo industry being hit as a result of the cigarette ban in the UK. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax cuts to help keep the industry afloat. However does the internet adaptation of this traditional game offer a reprieve, or will it never compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo has been an established game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game of late had witnessed a recent comeback in popularity with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo parlors in place of the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to change with the legislating of the anti cigarette law all over Britain.
No longer will gamblers be permitted to smoke whilst marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favored areas where many people like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not forgotten this familiar game?
The answer is on the net. Gamblers know that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and fag and still enjoy huge cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course wagering on online is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the law has left many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.
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