An abundance has been reported in the papers not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the cigarette ban in Britain. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax breaks to help keep the businesses alive. But does the internet version of this quintessential game provide a lifeline, or will it not compare to its real life equivalent?
Bingo is an classic game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game recently had witnessed a recent comeback in popularity with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo parlours in place of the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the legislating of the anti cigarette law across United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be able to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public locations will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most popular places where players like to smoke.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo parlours. Players have dropped and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Certainly they haven’t abandoned this enduring game?
The answer is on the net. Gamblers know that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beverage and smoke and still have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course wagering on on the web can never replace the social part of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the law has left many bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
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