An abundance has been talked in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the cigarette ban in the UK. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However does the web variation of this traditional game offer a escape, or might it in no way compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo is an familiar game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game lately had seen a recent return in appeal with younger people deciding to visit the bingo halls rather than the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to change with the introduction of the smoking ban all over England and Wales.
No more will enthusiasts be permitted to smoke while marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public areas will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most popular locations where people enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plummeted and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Of course they haven’t forgotten this established game?
The answer is on the internet. Players know that they can participate in bingo from their computer while enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course wagering on online could never replace the social portion of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of players the law has left a number of bingo players with no choice.
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