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January
Written by Lily.
Posted in: Bingo
A lot has been reported in the press recently concerning the bingo industry being hurt because of the anti cigarette law in England. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However can the net version of this quintessential game offer a lifeline, or might it in no way compare to its land based opposite?
Bingo has been an ancient game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game recently had undergone a recent comeback in appeal with younger men and women opting to go to the bingo parlours rather than the discos on a Saturday night. All this is about to be reversed with the introduction of the anti smoking law all over UK.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke whilst marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public location will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favored areas where folks like to smoke.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo halls. Players have dropped and the industry is literally struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Surely they have not given up on this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. Players realize that they can participate in bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and smoke and in the end, enjoy massive prizes. This is a recent development and has happened almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course gambling on online is unlikely to replace the communal portion of going over to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little option.
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