Feb 182020
An abundance has been written in the papers recently concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But does the internet variation of this classic game present a lifeline, or might it not compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo has been an established game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had undergone a recent comeback in popularity with younger people opting to visit the bingo parlours rather than the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law throughout England and Wales.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public location will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most popular locations where players enjoy smoking.
The results of the smoking ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Profits have plummeted and the business is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Of course they have not cast aside this enduring game?
The answer is on the internet. Players realize that they can bet on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a drink and cig and in the end, have a chance at big jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course playing on the web can never replace the collective portion of going over to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the law has left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no option.
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