An abundance has been talked in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry struggling as a result of the anti smoking law in England. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax cuts to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But does the internet version of this quintessential game provide a reprieve, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar kin?
Bingo has been an ancient game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game lately had experienced a recent comeback in appeal with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo parlours in place of the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the smoking ban around United Kingdom.
No more will players be allowed to smoke at the same time dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public places will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common areas where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo parlors. Profits have plummeted and the industry is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they haven’t cast aside this enduring game?
The answer is on the internet. People know that they can wager on bingo using their computer while enjoying a drink and cig and in the end, enjoy huge jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course wagering on online is unlikely to replace the collective part of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the law has left many bingo players with no choice.
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