An abundance has been talked in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry singing the blues because of the smoking ban in the United Kingdom. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive tax breaks to help keep the businesses afloat. But will the online variation of this traditional game offer a lifeline, or will it in no way compare to its real life relative?
Bingo has been an enduring game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game of late had undergone a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger people opting to visit the bingo halls rather than the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to change with the enforcement of the smoking ban around UK.
No more will players be permitted to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most common areas where people enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Players have dropped and the business is literally fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Obviously they haven’t deserted this enduring game?
The answer is on the internet. People are now realizing that they can play bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and smoke and still enjoy huge jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course wagering on on the internet can never replace the collective portion of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with little alternative.
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