Nov 142015
An abundance has been reported in the press recently concerning the bingo industry being hurt because of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big tax cuts to help keep the businesses alive. However will the web version of this classic game provide a lifeline, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?
Bingo is an classic game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had witnessed a recent return in appeal with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlors in place of the clubs on a weekend. This is all about to be reversed with the legislating of the cigarette ban all over UK.
No longer will enthusiasts be able to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public areas will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored areas where players like to smoke.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo halls. Numbers have dropped and the business is absolutely fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Certainly they haven’t deserted this familiar game?
The answer is on the web. People are now realizing that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and fag and in the end, have a chance at monstrous prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course wagering on on the net could never replace the social portion of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
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