A lot has been written in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hit as a result of the anti smoking law in England. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big tax cuts to assist in keeping the industry afloat. However will the internet adaptation of this classic game present a salvation, or will it never compare to its land based equivalent?
Bingo is an familiar game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had witnessed a recent comeback in popularity with younger people deciding to hit the bingo halls instead of the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enacting of the smoking ban around Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite locations where many people like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlours. Profits have plunged and the business is absolutely struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Of course they haven’t forgotten this enduring game?
The answer is online. Gamblers realize that they can bet on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and cig and still have a chance at big cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course gambling on on the internet is unlikely to replace the communal aspect of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the rules have left a good many bingo players with little alternative.
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