A lot has been written in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hit because of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive tax cuts to help keep the businesses afloat. However does the net variation of this traditional game provide a lifeline, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?
Bingo has been an familiar game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had seen a recent increase in popularity with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the enacting of the anti cigarette law around United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be able to smoke whilst marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public place will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common areas where many people enjoy smoking.
The results of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo halls. Profits have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Surely they haven’t abandoned this enduring game?
The answer is online. People realise that they can wager on bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cig and still enjoy massive jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course gambling on on the web will never replace the social part of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a lot of bingo players with little alternative.
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