Might the Cigarette Ban in England Drive Bingo Players On to the Web?
An abundance has been written in the press recently regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the anti smoking law in England. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However will the net adaptation of this traditional game present a reprieve, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar kin?
Bingo has been an ancient game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had undergone a recent comeback in popularity with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlors in place of the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to be reversed with the introduction of the anti smoking law throughout United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite places where many people enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo halls. Profits have plummeted and the business is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Certainly they haven’t abandoned this ancient game?
The answer is on the internet. Players realize that they can enjoy bingo using their computer while enjoying a beer and cigarette and still have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on online will never replace the communal part of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
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