Mar 182020
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An abundance has been reported in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the anti smoking law in the UK. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big aid to help keep the industry afloat. However does the online version of this traditional game provide a salvation, or might it in no way compare to its real life peer?
Bingo has been an classic game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game recently had seen a recent return in appeal with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo halls instead of the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the anti cigarette law around UK.
No more will gamblers be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most common places where folks enjoy smoking.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo halls. Numbers have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Certainly they haven’t deserted this age old game?
The answer is online. Gamblers realise that they can bet on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and fag and still enjoy monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course gambling on online is unlikely to replace the social aspect of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the rules have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.
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