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December
Written by Lily.
Posted in: Bingo
Much has been talked in the press not long ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the cigarette ban in the UK. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But will the net adaptation of this quintessential game present a lifeline, or might it never compare to its real life peer?
Bingo has been an enduring game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game lately had witnessed a recent comeback in acceptance with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo parlors rather than the clubs on a Friday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the cigarette ban throughout Britain.
No more will gamblers be allowed to smoke whilst marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public place will not be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common places where people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plummeted and the business is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not abandoned this established game?
The answer is on the net. People realise that they can bet on bingo from their computer while enjoying a beverage and cig and in the end, enjoy huge jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course playing online can never replace the communal portion of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of people the rules have left a lot of bingo players with little alternative.
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