Might the Cigarette Ban in England Force Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Internet?
An abundance has been written in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the anti smoking law in Britain. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive aid to help keep the industry afloat. However does the online version of this classic game provide a lifeline, or might it in no way compare to its land based equivalent?
Bingo has been an established game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game of late had witnessed a recent comeback in acceptance with younger people opting to go to the bingo halls in place of the discos on a weekend. All this is about to be destroyed with the introduction of the anti smoking law across UK.
Players will no longer be able to smoke at the same time dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public location will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored places where many people like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo halls. Profits have dropped and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Obviously they haven’t given up on this ancient game?
The answer is on the internet. Gamblers realize that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beer and cigarette and still enjoy monstrous jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course gambling on on the net will never replace the collective aspect of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the law has left many bingo players with no option.
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