05
May
Written by Gordon.
Posted in: Bingo
Much has been talked in the papers not long ago concerning the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the anti smoking law in England. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However can the online version of this traditional game provide a lifeline, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar relative?
Bingo has been an classic game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game of late had experienced a recent return in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo halls in place of the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to be reversed with the legislating of the anti cigarette law throughout England and Wales.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke while marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public location will not be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most popular locations where players like to smoke.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the business is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Obviously they haven’t cast aside this classic game?
The answer is on the web. Players are now realizing that they can gamble on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beer and cig and in the end, enjoy huge prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course playing on the net is unlikely to replace the social aspect of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a lot of bingo players with little alternative.
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