Could the Anti Cigarette Law in Britain Take Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Web?
An abundance has been talked in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt because of the anti cigarette law in England. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But can the web variation of this traditional game offer a escape, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo has been an age old game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game of late had witnessed a recent comeback in appeal with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo parlours instead of the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the cigarette ban all over Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public places will not be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favored places where people like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo halls. Profits have plummeted and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Surely they have not deserted this familiar game?
The answer is on the net. People realize that they can wager on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and in the end, enjoy big prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on on the net is unlikely to replace the social part of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of people the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
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