Much has been written in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry being hit because of the anti smoking law in the UK. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax breaks to help keep the industry alive. But does the net variation of this traditional game present a escape, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?
Bingo is an enduring game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game recently had experienced a recent return in popularity with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo halls in place of the discos on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the introduction of the cigarette ban all over UK.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public place will not be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most popular locations where folks like to smoke.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo halls. Players have dropped and the business is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Surely they have not deserted this ancient game?
The answer is on the web. People are now realizing that they can wager on bingo from their computer while enjoying a beer and smoke and in the end, enjoy big cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course playing on the internet is unlikely to replace the collective part of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of men and women the law has left many bingo players with no choice.
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