An abundance has been talked in the press not long ago about the bingo industry struggling because of the cigarette ban in Britain. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big aid to help keep the businesses afloat. But will the online adaptation of this quintessential game offer a salvation, or will it not compare to its real life kin?
Bingo is an familiar game historically played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game lately had undergone a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo parlours rather than the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to change with the legislating of the anti smoking law all over Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public locations will not be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favored places where many people enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo halls. Profits have dropped and the industry is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Of course they haven’t forgotten this established game?
The answer is on the internet. Gamblers are now realizing that they can bet on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beer and fag and in the end, have a chance at massive prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course gambling on online is unlikely to replace the communal part of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
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