Much has been reported in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues because of the anti smoking law in the United Kingdom. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax cuts to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But can the net variation of this classic game offer a reprieve, or will it not compare to its real life peer?
Bingo is an familiar game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game recently had seen a recent increase in appeal with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the legislating of the smoking ban across England and Wales.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke while dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public place will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favorite locations where many people like to smoke.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plunged and the business is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Surely they haven’t forgotten this age old game?
The answer is on the web. Players realise that they can wager on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and cig and in the end, have a chance at monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course betting on on the web will never replace the collective part of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the law has left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.
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