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Bingo Play
Bingo has been a popular game around the world for decades. The modern version of the game was introduced in the United States in the 1920s and since them millions of bingo fanatics play bingo regularly at land based bingo clubs, charitable and veterans organizations and online. During the post World War Two era bingo was introduced into the UK and since then the UK has been the worlds largest bingo market. Industry giants such as Mecca and Gala opened bingo clubs throughout the UK with great success. High taxation and the recent smoking ban have hit the land based bingo industry in the UK hard resulting in the closure of several bingo clubs and job losses for club workers. To shore up profits giants like Mecca and Gala established websites online, joining the thriving UK internet bingo industry. Those who love bingo play often and this has helped the online bingo industry to thrive.
In rural areas bingo is an important social activity especially for pensioners who value the opportunity to get out of the house and socialize. Most pensioners love bingo, play often, and love the game. The closure of bingo clubs has left some communities without opportunities for socialization for older residents. Many of these former land based bingo players have gone online. One study showed that approximately 63% of all bingo players are smokers and many smokers who found themselves shut out of their favorite bingo clubs turned to internet bingo.
No special computer skills are necessary to play bingo on the internet. Internet bingo has attracted a whole new generation of bingo players. Younger tech savvy bingo players are destroying the stereotype of the typical bingo player. Most online bingo players are now females in their 20s and early 30s. Online bingo is a perfect fit for busy moms who cannot make the trip to the local bingo hall without a lot of advance preparation. There are no transportation or babysitting expenses and busy women can log on to their favorite bingo site whenever they have spare time and play a few games. Bust moms who love bingo play whenever they can or whenever it is convenient.
There are also several bingo sites accepting US players. Most of these sites offer a wide variety of deposit and withdrawal options including credit and debit cards and some online payment services. Thanks to rapid advances in technology the online bingo industry will be with us well into the 21st century and beyond!
Beating Bingo Hall Smoking Bans
In the UK and the US draconian smoking bans have decimated land based bingo halls on both sides of the Atlantic. One UK survey showed that almost 63% of all bingo players were smokers and the resulting drop in attendance at bingo clubs confirmed this fact. The internet bingo industry has been the chief beneficiary of smoking bans and many die hard bingo fans have gone online to play their favorite game. During the last two years UK based internet bingo websites have seen an astounding 80% increase in players. The drop in players forced many High Street bingo clubs to close their doors and lay off employees. For smokers shut out of bingo halls in Britain and America there may be a solution the e-cigarette.
Now smokers can satisfy their nicotine addiction and play bingo legally at the same time thanks to this new invention. A 20 year die hard bingo player named Amy told reporters, “Our bingo hall was affected by the recent smoking ban implemented in our town several months ago. It was really becoming sad seeing our little community of friends dwindling. I had heard of the electronic cigarette for some time now but never took action. These devices are wonderful! I started smoking it in our bingo hall and it just went off like wildfire.” E cigarettes have not been without controversy. Last year a UK bingo hall forced a woman smoking an e cigarette to leave even though the new devices are legal under current law.
Most health experts say the e cigarette is a much better choice healthwise than regular cigarettes. Bingo players who smoke tobacco inhale a myriad of carcinogens and chemicals along with nicotine but the e cigarette contains only nicotine, water and propylene glycol. (A harmless food additive) E cigarettes feel, look and smoke just like a regular cigarette but they are perfectly legal in bingo halls and other places where smoking is banned. The ersatz cigarettes have become so popular with bingo players that the company that manufactures e cigarettes is offering bingo players a 10% discount. Bingo players no longer have to venture out in inclement weather to smoke.
For those not satisfied by the e cigarette internet bingo is probably the best solution. Bingo sites are locked in a fierce competition for players and bigger bingo bonuses and other player perks make internet bingo extremely attractive to die hard smokers.