04
March
Written by Gordon.
Posted in: Bingo
A lot has been talked in the papers not long ago about the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the anti smoking law in England. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge tax cuts to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But does the online adaptation of this quintessential game provide a reprieve, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?
Bingo has been an ancient game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game recently had experienced a recent comeback in appeal with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo parlours in place of the clubs on a Friday night. This is all about to be reversed with the enacting of the cigarette ban around UK.
No more will players be allowed to puff on cigarettes while marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public place will not be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most common locations where many people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Players have dropped and the industry is absolutely fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Surely they haven’t given up on this ancient game?
The answer is on the internet. People know that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and smoke and still have a chance at big cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on on the net could never replace the communal portion of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of men and women the law has left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little option.
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