Mar 312023
An abundance has been talked in the press not long ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the cigarette ban in England. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge tax breaks to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However can the net adaptation of this classic game offer a escape, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo is an ancient game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game of late had experienced a recent comeback in acceptance with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlors in place of the discos on a weekend. All this is about to be destroyed with the legislating of the smoking ban across Britain.
No more will enthusiasts be permitted to smoke at the same time dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favored places where people like to smoke.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo halls. Players have dropped and the business is absolutely fighting for its life. But where did the players go? Obviously they have not given up on this established game?
The answer is on the internet. People realise that they can play bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and fag and still have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course gambling on on the internet is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of men and women the law has left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
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