Might the Anti Cigarette Law in Britain Drive Bingo Enthusiasts Online?
A lot has been stated in the press recently about the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the internet variation of this classic game present a salvation, or might it in no way compare to its land based kin?
Bingo has been an age old game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game recently had witnessed a recent increase in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo halls rather than the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the legislating of the anti smoking law throughout UK.
No more will enthusiasts be allowed to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite areas where players enjoy smoking.
The results of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Of course they haven’t cast aside this classic game?
The answer is on the web. People know that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cig and in the end, have a chance at big cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course playing on the web is unlikely to replace the social aspect of going over to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.
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