Feb 072022
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An abundance has been stated in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hit because of the smoking ban in the United Kingdom. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax cuts to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However can the web adaptation of this quintessential game present a salvation, or will it never compare to its land based relative?
Bingo has been an age old game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game of late had experienced a recent increase in acceptance with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo halls instead of the bars on a weekend. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the smoking ban around United Kingdom.
No longer will players be permitted to smoke at the same time dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public place will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most popular places where players like to smoke.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Players have dropped and the business is literally fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Surely they haven’t forgotten this established game?
The answer is online. Players realize that they can play bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a drink and cigarette and still have a chance at monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on on the internet is unlikely to replace the social aspect of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little choice.
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