Much has been written in the press recently concerning the bingo industry struggling as a result of the cigarette ban in Britain. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge tax cuts to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the net variation of this classic game present a salvation, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo has been an enduring game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had seen a recent resurgence in appeal with younger men and women opting to go to the bingo halls rather than the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the smoking ban across UK.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke while marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public places will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most popular areas where many people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Players have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where have all the players gone? Surely they haven’t abandoned this age old game?
The answer is on the internet. People know that they can play bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and cig and still have a chance at massive prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course betting on online is unlikely to replace the social aspect of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with little alternative.
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