A lot has been written in the papers not long ago concerning the bingo industry struggling as a result of the anti smoking law in the UK. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big tax cuts to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But does the online version of this classic game present a reprieve, or might it in no way compare to its real life peer?
Bingo has been an enduring game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game recently had experienced a recent return in appeal with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlors in place of the discos on a Saturday night. All this is about to be reversed with the introduction of the cigarette ban around England and Wales.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke whilst marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most popular locations where folks enjoy smoking.
The results of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo halls. Numbers have dropped and the business is absolutely fighting for its life. But where did the players go? Obviously they have not given up on this familiar game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers are now realizing that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and smoke and still enjoy big prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of going over to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a number of bingo players with little alternative.
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