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January
Written by Lily.
Posted in: Bingo
Much has been written in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the cigarette ban in England. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big tax breaks to help keep the industry alive. However will the internet adaptation of this quintessential game offer a salvation, or will it not compare to its land based peer?
Bingo has been an age old game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game recently had undergone a recent increase in appeal with younger people opting to hit the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a weekend. This is all about to be reversed with the enacting of the anti cigarette law all over England and Wales.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke while marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public location will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favorite places where folks enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo parlors. Profits have dropped and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Obviously they have not deserted this classic game?
The answer is on the web. People realise that they can bet on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and cig and in the end, have a chance at big cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course gambling on on the internet will never replace the collective portion of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of people the rules have left many bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
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