A lot has been talked in the papers not long ago about the bingo industry being hit as a result of the anti smoking law in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But will the online adaptation of this classic game offer a reprieve, or will it in no way compare to its land based kin?
Bingo is an classic game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had undergone a recent resurgence in popularity with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlors instead of the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to be reversed with the enacting of the smoking ban throughout United Kingdom.
No longer will enthusiasts be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public areas will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favorite areas where players enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo halls. Profits have plunged and the business is absolutely struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they have not forgotten this established game?
The answer is on the web. People are now realizing that they can participate in bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and cig and in the end, have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on on the internet could never replace the social portion of going over to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with little choice.
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