A lot has been stated in the papers not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hit because of the anti smoking law in the United Kingdom. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to help keep the industry afloat. However does the net version of this quintessential game present a escape, or might it not compare to its land based relative?
Bingo has been an ancient game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had seen a recent return in appeal with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo parlors instead of the bars on a weekend. This is all about to be destroyed with the introduction of the anti cigarette law all over Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favorite places where many people enjoy smoking.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlors. Profits have plunged and the business is literally struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not given up on this ancient game?
The answer is on the internet. Players realise that they can gamble on bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and fag and still enjoy huge jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course playing on the web is unlikely to replace the collective part of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little choice.
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