Could the Anti Cigarette Law in England Drive Bingo Enthusiasts Online?
A lot has been stated in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the smoking ban in the UK. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to help keep the businesses alive. However does the online variation of this classic game provide a escape, or might it not compare to its land based opposite?
Bingo has been an age old game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game lately had seen a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger people deciding to hit the bingo parlors instead of the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the anti cigarette law around UK.
No more will gamblers be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public places will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored locations where folks enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo halls. Numbers have plunged and the industry is absolutely struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Of course they haven’t abandoned this ancient game?
The answer is on the net. Players are now realizing that they can participate in bingo from their computer while enjoying a cocktail and fag and in the end, enjoy big jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course playing online is unlikely to replace the social portion of going over to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the law has left a number of bingo players with little choice.
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