Could the Cigarette Ban in Britain Take Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Web?
An abundance has been reported in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry struggling because of the anti cigarette law in the United Kingdom. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the online adaptation of this traditional game offer a reprieve, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo is an established game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game recently had undergone a recent comeback in appeal with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo parlours in place of the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the legislating of the smoking ban throughout United Kingdom.
No more will gamblers be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most popular areas where folks like to smoke.
The results of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo halls. Players have plunged and the business is literally struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they haven’t abandoned this enduring game?
The answer is on the internet. Gamblers know that they can bet on bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and smoke and still enjoy huge jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course playing on the net can never replace the collective aspect of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the law has left a number of bingo players with no choice.
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