An abundance has been reported in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in England. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But does the web version of this classic game offer a reprieve, or will it never compare to its real life peer?
Bingo is an ancient game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game recently had experienced a recent return in popularity with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo halls rather than the discos on a weekend. All this is about to change with the enforcement of the cigarette ban all over UK.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public locations will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favorite places where players like to smoke.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo halls. Profits have dropped and the industry is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Obviously they have not given up on this age old game?
The answer is on the web. Players are now realizing that they can participate in bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and smoke and in the end, have a chance at big cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course playing on the web could never replace the collective aspect of going over to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the rules have left a lot of bingo players with little alternative.
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