An abundance has been reported in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the smoking ban in the UK. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses afloat. However will the online variation of this quintessential game offer a escape, or will it in no way compare to its real life kin?
Bingo is an enduring game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had experienced a recent comeback in appeal with younger people opting to go to the bingo halls in place of the bars on a weekend. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the cigarette ban across Britain.
No more will players be able to smoke while dabbing numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public areas will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favored areas where many people enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Players have plummeted and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Obviously they haven’t given up on this age old game?
The answer is on the internet. Gamblers are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a cocktail and smoke and still enjoy monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course gambling on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective portion of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of men and women the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with no choice.
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