Much has been written in the papers not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hit because of the anti cigarette law in England. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However does the web variation of this classic game offer a escape, or will it in no way compare to its land based peer?
Bingo has been an enduring game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game of late had undergone a recent comeback in appeal with younger people deciding to hit the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law across England and Wales.
Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public location will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular locations where people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Players have plummeted and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they haven’t given up on this classic game?
The answer is online. People know that they can play bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a drink and cigarette and still have a chance at big prizes. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on on the web could never replace the social part of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left many bingo players with little choice.
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