Might the Smoking Ban in the UK Force Bingo Players On to the Web?
Much has been talked in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry singing the blues because of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However can the online adaptation of this traditional game provide a escape, or might it in no way compare to its land based kin?
Bingo is an age old game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game of late had witnessed a recent increase in popularity with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlors in place of the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to be reversed with the legislating of the smoking ban across UK.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke while dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most popular locations where people like to smoke.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Obviously they have not cast aside this classic game?
The answer is on the net. People realise that they can play bingo from their computer while enjoying a beverage and cig and in the end, have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on on the web is unlikely to replace the social aspect of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of people the law has left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.
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