An abundance has been talked in the papers recently concerning the bingo industry struggling as a result of the cigarette ban in the UK. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive tax cuts to help keep the industry afloat. But will the web adaptation of this traditional game offer a escape, or might it not compare to its real life kin?
Bingo has been an familiar game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game of late had experienced a recent increase in acceptance with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the legislating of the anti cigarette law around United Kingdom.
No longer will players be allowed to smoke at the same time dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public areas will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most popular areas where players like to smoke.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo parlours. Profits have plunged and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Of course they have not given up on this enduring game?
The answer is online. Gamblers are now realizing that they can gamble on bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and smoke and still enjoy monstrous prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course betting on on the internet is unlikely to replace the communal part of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the rules have left a number of bingo players with little choice.
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