15
March
Written by Gordon.
Posted in: Bingo
Much has been talked in the papers not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the anti smoking law in England. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But can the online adaptation of this quintessential game provide a reprieve, or might it in no way compare to its land based opposite?
Bingo has been an classic game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game recently had seen a recent increase in acceptance with younger people deciding to visit the bingo halls in place of the bars on a Friday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the enacting of the smoking ban across United Kingdom.
No more will players be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favored places where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo halls. Players have dropped and the industry is absolutely fighting for its life. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they haven’t forgotten this established game?
The answer is on the net. Players are now realizing that they can wager on bingo using their computer while enjoying a cocktail and fag and in the end, enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on on the net is unlikely to replace the social part of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a number of bingo players with little alternative.
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