Much has been talked in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But will the online version of this classic game provide a salvation, or will it not compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo is an age old game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game lately had undergone a recent comeback in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo parlours rather than the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the enacting of the smoking ban across Britain.
No longer will gamblers be able to smoke while dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favorite areas where folks enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Profits have plummeted and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Certainly they haven’t given up on this age old game?
The answer is on the web. People are now realizing that they can gamble on bingo using their computer while enjoying a beverage and cig and still have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course wagering on online will never replace the communal aspect of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the law has left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.
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