An abundance has been written in the press recently regarding the bingo industry being hit because of the smoking ban in the United Kingdom. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However can the net variation of this classic game provide a escape, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar kin?
Bingo is an familiar game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game of late had undergone a recent increase in acceptance with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the anti smoking law across England and Wales.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke at the same time dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public place will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favorite areas where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo parlors. Profits have dropped and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Of course they have not abandoned this age old game?
The answer is on the internet. Players know that they can play bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a drink and smoke and still have a chance at massive prizes. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course playing on the web is unlikely to replace the social aspect of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with little alternative.
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