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An abundance has been reported in the papers not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge aid to assist in keeping the businesses alive. But will the net adaptation of this quintessential game present a escape, or will it not compare to its real life kin?
Bingo has been an established game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had experienced a recent comeback in acceptance with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the introduction of the anti smoking law all over England and Wales.
No more will players be able to smoke whilst marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public locations will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favorite areas where players enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Players have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Of course they have not deserted this established game?
The answer is on the internet. Players know that they can wager on bingo using their computer while enjoying a beer and cig and in the end, enjoy monstrous prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course playing on the web is unlikely to replace the social part of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the governing edicts have left a number of bingo players with no alternative.
