May 052023
An abundance has been stated in the papers not long ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the cigarette ban in the UK. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax cuts to help keep the businesses alive. But can the internet adaptation of this traditional game provide a salvation, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar kin?
Bingo is an familiar game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had undergone a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger men and women opting to go to the bingo parlours in place of the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the legislating of the smoking ban all over Britain.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favorite locations where folks enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo halls. Players have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where did the players go? Obviously they have not given up on this age old game?
The answer is on the internet. Gamblers are now realizing that they can wager on bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and smoke and in the end, have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course playing online will never replace the collective part of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
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