31
July
Written by Lily.
Posted in: Bingo
An abundance has been stated in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the cigarette ban in Britain. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses alive. However will the web adaptation of this traditional game provide a escape, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo is an age old game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game recently had witnessed a recent return in appeal with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo parlours instead of the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enacting of the smoking ban all over United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public locations will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favorite areas where folks enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the industry is literally struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Obviously they have not deserted this familiar game?
The answer is on the web. People are now realizing that they can gamble on bingo using their computer while enjoying a beer and cig and in the end, have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on online is unlikely to replace the social aspect of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a number of bingo players with little choice.
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