An abundance has been reported in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry singing the blues because of the cigarette ban in Britain. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax breaks to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But will the online version of this quintessential game provide a salvation, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar relative?
Bingo is an age old game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game of late had seen a recent return in popularity with younger people opting to visit the bingo parlours in place of the bars on a weekend. This is all about to be destroyed with the enacting of the smoking ban throughout UK.
Players will no longer be able to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public areas will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite locations where players like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plummeted and the business is absolutely fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not deserted this established game?
The answer is on the net. Players are now realizing that they can play bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cig and still enjoy big jackpots. This is a recent development and has happened just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course betting on on the net is unlikely to replace the social aspect of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a good many bingo players with no option.
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