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Nov 022019
[ English ]

An abundance has been stated in the papers not long ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax breaks to help keep the industry afloat. However will the internet version of this classic game present a lifeline, or might it in no way compare to its land based relative?

Bingo has been an familiar game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game of late had seen a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo halls instead of the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the anti cigarette law around United Kingdom.

Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes while marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public places will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most common areas where players like to puff on cigarettes.

The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the industry is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they haven’t given up on this enduring game?

The answer is on the web. Gamblers realise that they can enjoy bingo from their computer while enjoying a cocktail and cig and still enjoy monstrous prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course wagering on online can never replace the collective portion of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with little choice.

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