04
July
Written by Gordon.
Posted in: Bingo
An abundance has been reported in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax cuts to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But can the online adaptation of this quintessential game provide a escape, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?
Bingo has been an ancient game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game of late had undergone a recent resurgence in appeal with younger members of society opting to visit the bingo halls in place of the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the introduction of the smoking ban all over United Kingdom.
No longer will gamblers be permitted to smoke whilst marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public location will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most common places where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they have not given up on this familiar game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers know that they can bet on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a cocktail and cig and still enjoy big jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course gambling on on the internet can never replace the collective part of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.
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