An abundance has been reported in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry struggling because of the anti smoking law in the UK. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax breaks to help keep the businesses alive. However does the internet version of this quintessential game offer a lifeline, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo has been an classic game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game recently had experienced a recent comeback in popularity with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a weekend. This is all about to be destroyed with the introduction of the anti smoking law all over UK.
No more will gamblers be allowed to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public places will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most popular areas where many people enjoy smoking.
The results of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo halls. Profits have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Obviously they haven’t abandoned this ancient game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers realise that they can wager on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and fag and in the end, enjoy massive jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course gambling on on the web is unlikely to replace the social part of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with no option.
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