05
December
Written by Lily.
Posted in: Bingo
Much has been reported in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry struggling as a result of the anti smoking law in Britain. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However will the web variation of this classic game provide a salvation, or will it not compare to its land based peer?
Bingo has been an classic game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game of late had experienced a recent comeback in popularity with younger people opting to visit the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a weekend. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the cigarette ban all over England and Wales.
No more will gamblers be able to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public places will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most common locations where folks enjoy smoking.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plunged and the business is literally fighting for its life. But where did the players go? Obviously they haven’t abandoned this familiar game?
The answer is online. Players are now realizing that they can participate in bingo from their computer while enjoying a drink and cigarette and still have a chance at huge prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on on the net is unlikely to replace the communal part of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left many bingo players with no choice.
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