Jan 032025
Much has been written in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry singing the blues because of the cigarette ban in England. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But can the online version of this classic game provide a reprieve, or might it in no way compare to its real life equivalent?
Bingo is an ancient game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game of late had seen a recent comeback in appeal with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo parlors instead of the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the introduction of the cigarette ban across England and Wales.
No longer will players be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public places will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored areas where players like to smoke.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo halls. Numbers have plunged and the industry is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Surely they have not cast aside this enduring game?
The answer is on the net. People realize that they can wager on bingo from their computer while enjoying a drink and fag and still enjoy huge prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on on the net is unlikely to replace the social aspect of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no choice.
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