Much has been talked in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry being hurt because of the cigarette ban in England. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But does the online adaptation of this traditional game present a escape, or might it never compare to its land based peer?
Bingo has been an familiar game historically played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game lately had witnessed a recent return in acceptance with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to change with the enforcement of the smoking ban around United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public locations will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most popular locations where people enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo halls. Players have dropped and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Obviously they have not cast aside this ancient game?
The answer is online. Gamblers know that they can participate in bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on on the net can never replace the communal portion of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
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