Much has been stated in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hit because of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax breaks to help keep the industry afloat. However can the net version of this quintessential game offer a escape, or will it not compare to its land based relative?
Bingo has been an familiar game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game recently had seen a recent comeback in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law all over UK.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public area will not be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most popular areas where people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo halls. Profits have plunged and the business is absolutely struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Of course they have not forgotten this age old game?
The answer is on the net. Gamblers are now realizing that they can participate in bingo from their computer while enjoying a drink and smoke and still have a chance at monstrous jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course wagering on online is unlikely to replace the communal portion of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the law has left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no option.
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