A lot has been reported in the press recently regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the anti cigarette law in the United Kingdom. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to assist in keeping the industry afloat. However will the internet variation of this quintessential game provide a lifeline, or will it not compare to its land based equivalent?
Bingo has been an ancient game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game recently had witnessed a recent resurgence in popularity with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the smoking ban all over Britain.
Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public area will not be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most common places where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo parlours. Profits have plunged and the industry is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Of course they have not cast aside this familiar game?
The answer is on the web. People realize that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and smoke and still enjoy big jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on online will never replace the communal aspect of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left many bingo players with no alternative.
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