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A lot has been written in the press recently concerning the bingo industry being hit because of the anti cigarette law in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax breaks to help keep the industry alive. But can the online version of this classic game offer a salvation, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?
Bingo has been an enduring game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game recently had undergone a recent increase in popularity with younger members of society opting to visit the bingo halls rather than the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the smoking ban throughout UK.
No more will gamblers be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public location will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favored areas where many people like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlours. Numbers have dropped and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Obviously they have not deserted this ancient game?
The answer is on the net. People know that they can play bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beer and fag and still enjoy big jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course betting on on the internet could never replace the communal portion of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with little option.
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