Will the Smoking Ban in Britain Take Bingo Enthusiasts Online?
An abundance has been reported in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the internet variation of this traditional game present a lifeline, or might it never compare to its real life equivalent?
Bingo is an enduring game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game of late had undergone a recent comeback in appeal with younger people opting to hit the bingo parlours in place of the clubs on a weekend. This is all about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the cigarette ban throughout Britain.
No longer will players be able to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public area will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most common places where people enjoy smoking.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the industry is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they haven’t abandoned this ancient game?
The answer is on the web. People are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a cocktail and smoke and still enjoy big jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course wagering on on the internet can never replace the communal portion of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the rules have left a lot of bingo players with no alternative.
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