Will the Anti Cigarette Law in England Take Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Internet?
A lot has been reported in the press recently regarding the bingo industry being hit because of the anti cigarette law in the United Kingdom. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax cuts to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the internet variation of this quintessential game provide a escape, or might it in no way compare to its land based opposite?
Bingo has been an age old game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game lately had witnessed a recent resurgence in appeal with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo halls rather than the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the legislating of the smoking ban all over United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public areas will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most common locations where people like to smoke.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo halls. Profits have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where did the players go? Obviously they haven’t deserted this classic game?
The answer is online. Gamblers realise that they can enjoy bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cig and still enjoy massive prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course gambling on on the net can never replace the communal part of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with little alternative.
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