Much has been reported in the press recently regarding the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the anti smoking law in Britain. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses afloat. However can the internet adaptation of this classic game provide a escape, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo is an familiar game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game lately had undergone a recent return in popularity with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlors instead of the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the enacting of the smoking ban across Britain.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public place will not be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favored locations where many people like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they have not forgotten this enduring game?
The answer is online. Players know that they can bet on bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and fag and still have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course betting on on the internet is unlikely to replace the social part of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the rules have left a good many bingo players with no option.
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