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August
Written by Gordon.
Posted in: Bingo
Much has been talked in the press recently concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax breaks to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But will the internet version of this quintessential game offer a reprieve, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?
Bingo is an age old game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game of late had experienced a recent return in popularity with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo halls in place of the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to be reversed with the enacting of the smoking ban throughout Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public locations will not be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored places where people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Players have plunged and the industry is literally fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Certainly they haven’t forgotten this familiar game?
The answer is online. Players are now realizing that they can participate in bingo from their computer while enjoying a beverage and cig and in the end, have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course gambling on online is unlikely to replace the collective part of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of people the rules have left many bingo enthusiasts with no choice.
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