Can the Anti Smoking Law in the UK Drive Bingo Players Online?
A lot has been talked in the papers not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the smoking ban in the United Kingdom. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the internet version of this traditional game provide a lifeline, or might it not compare to its real life relative?
Bingo has been an ancient game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game lately had witnessed a recent return in acceptance with younger members of society opting to visit the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law all over United Kingdom.
No more will gamblers be allowed to smoke while marking numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public location will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored places where people enjoy smoking.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo parlours. Players have dropped and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they have not forgotten this ancient game?
The answer is on the web. Players are now realizing that they can bet on bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and fag and still enjoy huge cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course betting on on the internet could never replace the communal aspect of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the law has left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no choice.
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