Can the Smoking Ban in the UK Drive Bingo Enthusiasts Online?
A lot has been written in the press not long ago about the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in England. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However does the net adaptation of this classic game provide a lifeline, or might it in no way compare to its land based kin?
Bingo has been an familiar game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had experienced a recent comeback in acceptance with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo parlours in place of the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the anti smoking law all over Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public area will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favored locations where people enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo parlors. Profits have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where did the players go? Obviously they haven’t abandoned this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. Gamblers know that they can gamble on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and cig and in the end, have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course gambling on on the web is unlikely to replace the social portion of going over to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no choice.
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