Much has been written in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the cigarette ban in England. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax breaks to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But will the net adaptation of this quintessential game present a lifeline, or might it never compare to its real life relative?
Bingo is an age old game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game lately had witnessed a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlors rather than the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the cigarette ban all over UK.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public area will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favored locations where players enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo halls. Players have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they haven’t given up on this classic game?
The answer is on the internet. People realise that they can participate in bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a drink and cig and still have a chance at huge prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course wagering on on the net could never replace the social part of going down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left a number of bingo players with no alternative.
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