Might the Anti Cigarette Law in the United Kingdom Force Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Internet?
An abundance has been talked in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry singing the blues because of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax breaks to help keep the businesses alive. However will the online adaptation of this classic game provide a escape, or might it in no way compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo has been an established game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game lately had undergone a recent resurgence in appeal with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo halls in place of the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to be reversed with the legislating of the smoking ban around England and Wales.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public place will not be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favored locations where players enjoy smoking.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the industry is absolutely struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Certainly they have not abandoned this enduring game?
The answer is online. Players are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a drink and fag and still have a chance at big cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course playing on the internet can never replace the collective part of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the law has left many bingo enthusiasts with no choice.
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