Will the Anti Cigarette Law in England Drive Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Web?
Much has been talked in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry struggling because of the cigarette ban in England. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However can the online version of this classic game offer a reprieve, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar relative?
Bingo is an age old game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game lately had experienced a recent return in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo parlors instead of the bars on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the legislating of the smoking ban all over United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public areas will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most popular locations where many people like to smoke.
The results of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Players have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Certainly they haven’t cast aside this enduring game?
The answer is online. Gamblers are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and cig and in the end, enjoy massive prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course playing online could never replace the communal portion of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of players the rules have left a good many bingo players with little option.
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