Could the Anti Cigarette Law in the United Kingdom Drive Bingo Players On to the Internet?
An abundance has been reported in the press recently concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the smoking ban in the United Kingdom. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge aid to assist in keeping the industry alive. However will the online variation of this classic game present a escape, or might it in no way compare to its land based peer?
Bingo has been an ancient game historically enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game of late had experienced a recent increase in acceptance with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo halls rather than the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the legislating of the smoking ban all over Britain.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke whilst marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public place will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite areas where players enjoy smoking.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plummeted and the business is literally struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Obviously they have not cast aside this established game?
The answer is on the web. People know that they can play bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and smoke and in the end, enjoy massive prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on online is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the law has left many bingo players with no alternative.
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