Can the Cigarette Ban in England Force Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Web?
An abundance has been written in the papers recently concerning the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the cigarette ban in England. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge tax breaks to help keep the industry afloat. But does the web version of this classic game present a lifeline, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar relative?
Bingo is an established game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game lately had experienced a recent increase in appeal with younger people deciding to hit the bingo halls in place of the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to change with the legislating of the cigarette ban throughout Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public areas will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favored areas where people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlours. Profits have plunged and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Surely they have not cast aside this established game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers realize that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and smoke and in the end, have a chance at monstrous prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on on the internet is unlikely to replace the social aspect of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no option.
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