Can the Anti Cigarette Law in Britain Take Bingo Players Online?
A lot has been talked in the press not long ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the anti smoking law in the UK. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But will the internet version of this quintessential game provide a lifeline, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo has been an classic game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game of late had experienced a recent increase in popularity with younger people opting to hit the bingo parlors rather than the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the anti smoking law all over United Kingdom.
No longer will gamblers be able to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most common locations where players enjoy smoking.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plunged and the business is literally struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Of course they haven’t deserted this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. Players realise that they can gamble on bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beer and cigarette and in the end, enjoy massive prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course playing online could never replace the collective portion of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the law has left many bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
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