Will the Cigarette Ban in Britain Force Bingo Players On to the Web?
Much has been reported in the press recently regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in England. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However does the web variation of this classic game present a lifeline, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo has been an enduring game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had seen a recent increase in popularity with younger people deciding to visit the bingo parlors in place of the bars on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the anti cigarette law around England and Wales.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke while marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public location will not be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most common areas where many people enjoy smoking.
The results of the smoking ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlors. Numbers have dropped and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Certainly they haven’t forgotten this classic game?
The answer is on the web. People know that they can enjoy bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cig and still have a chance at monstrous jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on online is unlikely to replace the social aspect of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.
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