Might the Smoking Ban in the United Kingdom Drive Bingo Players On to the Web?
An abundance has been talked in the papers not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hurt because of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big aid to help keep the industry alive. However does the online adaptation of this quintessential game offer a escape, or might it in no way compare to its land based opposite?
Bingo is an established game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had seen a recent increase in appeal with younger men and women opting to go to the bingo parlours rather than the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to be reversed with the introduction of the anti smoking law all over United Kingdom.
No longer will enthusiasts be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public location will not be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common locations where people enjoy smoking.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where did the players go? Obviously they have not forgotten this enduring game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers know that they can bet on bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beer and fag and in the end, enjoy monstrous prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course playing online could never replace the social part of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
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