Much has been talked in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hit as a result of the smoking ban in the UK. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But can the net version of this quintessential game offer a salvation, or will it never compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo is an familiar game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game recently had witnessed a recent comeback in appeal with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo parlours in place of the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to be reversed with the enacting of the smoking ban all over UK.
No longer will players be permitted to smoke while marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public area will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favorite places where many people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo halls. Profits have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Surely they haven’t deserted this enduring game?
The answer is online. Players are now realizing that they can bet on bingo from their computer while enjoying a beverage and cig and still enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on online is unlikely to replace the communal aspect of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a good many bingo players with no choice.
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