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Much has been written in the papers not long ago about the bingo industry singing the blues because of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But will the net variation of this quintessential game present a salvation, or will it in no way compare to its real life relative?
Bingo has been an age old game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had experienced a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger members of society opting to hit the bingo parlors in place of the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to change with the enacting of the smoking ban across UK.
Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes while marking numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most common locations where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo halls. Profits have plummeted and the business is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Surely they have not forgotten this age old game?
The answer is on the net. Players know that they can wager on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beer and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at monstrous jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on on the internet is unlikely to replace the collective part of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little option.
