Oct 152015
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A lot has been talked in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the anti smoking law in England. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge tax cuts to help keep the businesses alive. But will the net adaptation of this quintessential game provide a escape, or might it not compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo is an age old game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game of late had witnessed a recent increase in appeal with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo parlours instead of the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the cigarette ban throughout UK.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public places will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored areas where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlours. Profits have plummeted and the business is literally struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Surely they have not given up on this ancient game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers know that they can bet on bingo from their computer while enjoying a beer and cigarette and in the end, enjoy big prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective portion of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the law has left a number of bingo players with little choice.
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