Much has been talked in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the cigarette ban in Britain. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the internet adaptation of this classic game provide a escape, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar relative?
Bingo has been an familiar game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had witnessed a recent resurgence in popularity with younger members of society opting to hit the bingo halls instead of the bars on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the anti smoking law around United Kingdom.
No more will enthusiasts be permitted to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favored places where players like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they haven’t abandoned this age old game?
The answer is on the internet. Gamblers realise that they can enjoy bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a drink and fag and in the end, have a chance at big cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course wagering on online could never replace the communal portion of going down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of players the law has left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no option.
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