Much has been written in the papers not long ago about the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the smoking ban in Britain. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But will the internet version of this classic game provide a lifeline, or will it in no way compare to its land based relative?
Bingo has been an classic game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game recently had seen a recent return in appeal with younger people opting to hit the bingo halls in place of the discos on a Saturday night. All this is about to be reversed with the enacting of the smoking ban throughout United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public area will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favored areas where folks enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo parlours. Profits have dropped and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Surely they haven’t abandoned this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. Players realize that they can bet on bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a drink and fag and in the end, have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course wagering on on the internet will never replace the communal part of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left a number of bingo players with little alternative.
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