Nov 182022
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An abundance has been written in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax cuts to help keep the industry alive. But will the internet variation of this traditional game offer a reprieve, or might it not compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo is an established game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game recently had witnessed a recent increase in appeal with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo parlors rather than the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to be reversed with the enacting of the smoking ban all over UK.
Players will no longer be able to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public locations will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most popular places where many people like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plummeted and the business is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Certainly they have not cast aside this enduring game?
The answer is on the internet. Players realise that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and cigarette and still enjoy big cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course gambling on online is unlikely to replace the collective portion of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no choice.
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