Can the Anti Smoking Law in the UK Force Bingo Players Online?
An abundance has been stated in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry struggling because of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big aid to assist in keeping the businesses alive. However does the internet adaptation of this classic game present a lifeline, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar kin?
Bingo has been an ancient game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game of late had undergone a recent increase in appeal with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo parlors instead of the discos on a Saturday night. All this is about to be reversed with the enacting of the anti smoking law across United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public location will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favored places where folks enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo parlors. Profits have plummeted and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Obviously they have not cast aside this enduring game?
The answer is online. People know that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and cig and still enjoy huge cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course wagering on on the web can never replace the social aspect of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the law has left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
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