Jan 082017
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An abundance has been stated in the press not long ago about the bingo industry singing the blues because of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax cuts to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However can the net variation of this traditional game offer a salvation, or will it in no way compare to its land based relative?
Bingo has been an enduring game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game of late had seen a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo parlours rather than the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to change with the introduction of the smoking ban all over UK.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public place will not be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favorite areas where players like to smoke.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo halls. Profits have plummeted and the industry is literally fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Surely they have not given up on this age old game?
The answer is on the web. Players realize that they can participate in bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cig and in the end, enjoy big cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course betting on on the net is unlikely to replace the communal part of going over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left a number of bingo players with no alternative.
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