Could the Smoking Ban in England Force Bingo Players On to the Web?
Much has been reported in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry being hit because of the smoking ban in England. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the online adaptation of this classic game present a reprieve, or will it never compare to its real life equivalent?
Bingo has been an established game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game of late had experienced a recent return in acceptance with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo halls instead of the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to be reversed with the introduction of the anti cigarette law all over Britain.
No longer will players be permitted to smoke while marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public places will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favorite places where people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo parlors. Profits have plummeted and the business is absolutely struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Surely they haven’t deserted this familiar game?
The answer is online. Players realize that they can gamble on bingo using their computer while enjoying a drink and fag and in the end, enjoy massive prizes. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course playing on the internet can never replace the social part of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the law has left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
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