A lot has been talked in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry struggling as a result of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to assist in keeping the businesses alive. However does the online adaptation of this traditional game present a salvation, or will it not compare to its land based peer?
Bingo has been an familiar game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game of late had undergone a recent return in acceptance with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo halls in place of the clubs on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the enforcement of the cigarette ban throughout UK.
No longer will gamblers be allowed to smoke at the same time dabbing numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public places will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular locations where folks enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the business is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Surely they have not forgotten this ancient game?
The answer is online. Players know that they can participate in bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and cig and in the end, enjoy massive prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course gambling on online could never replace the communal portion of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the rules have left a number of bingo players with no alternative.
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