Dec 042015
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Much has been written in the press recently regarding the bingo industry struggling because of the smoking ban in Britain. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But can the internet variation of this classic game offer a reprieve, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo is an enduring game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game of late had experienced a recent increase in acceptance with younger people deciding to visit the bingo parlours instead of the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the cigarette ban throughout Britain.
No more will players be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public area will not be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favorite locations where players like to smoke.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo halls. Players have plummeted and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they have not cast aside this classic game?
The answer is on the internet. Gamblers realise that they can play bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beverage and cig and in the end, enjoy huge jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course playing on the internet will never replace the social portion of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the law has left a lot of bingo players with no alternative.
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