A lot has been written in the papers not long ago regarding the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the cigarette ban in the UK. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry alive. But can the web version of this classic game provide a lifeline, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo has been an classic game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game lately had seen a recent increase in popularity with younger people opting to hit the bingo halls rather than the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the legislating of the anti cigarette law around United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public area will not be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most common areas where many people enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo halls. Players have plummeted and the business is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Certainly they have not cast aside this classic game?
The answer is online. Players are now realizing that they can gamble on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a drink and cig and still have a chance at huge jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course wagering on on the internet is unlikely to replace the social part of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of men and women the governing edicts have left many bingo players with no alternative.
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