Jul 082019
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A lot has been reported in the papers recently about the bingo industry being hit because of the smoking ban in the UK. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But will the net variation of this traditional game present a escape, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo is an familiar game historically enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had seen a recent increase in popularity with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo halls in place of the discos on a weekend. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the cigarette ban around Britain.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public locations will not be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite locations where many people enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Profits have plunged and the business is absolutely struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Surely they have not given up on this enduring game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers realise that they can play bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and cigarette and still enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on on the web could never replace the collective part of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no choice.
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