A lot has been stated in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the smoking ban in the UK. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry alive. However can the net adaptation of this quintessential game present a salvation, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?
Bingo is an enduring game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had seen a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger people deciding to go to the bingo halls rather than the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to be destroyed with the introduction of the anti cigarette law across England and Wales.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public areas will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favorite areas where many people enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo halls. Profits have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Certainly they haven’t abandoned this enduring game?
The answer is on the internet. Gamblers realise that they can participate in bingo using their computer while enjoying a cocktail and fag and in the end, enjoy huge cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on online could never replace the communal aspect of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the law has left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no option.
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