A lot has been written in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But does the online version of this classic game offer a escape, or will it not compare to its real life equivalent?
Bingo is an age old game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game recently had seen a recent increase in acceptance with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo parlors instead of the discos on a weekend. This is all about to be destroyed with the introduction of the cigarette ban around England and Wales.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke while marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public location will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favorite locations where many people enjoy smoking.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo halls. Numbers have dropped and the business is literally struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they haven’t forgotten this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. Players know that they can enjoy bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cig and still enjoy massive jackpots. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course wagering on online can never replace the collective portion of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with little alternative.
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