Can the Cigarette Ban in Britain Force Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Web?
A lot has been written in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry being hit because of the anti cigarette law in England. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the internet variation of this quintessential game provide a escape, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo has been an established game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had experienced a recent return in popularity with younger members of society opting to visit the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a weekend. This is all about to be reversed with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law throughout Britain.
No more will gamblers be permitted to puff on cigarettes while marking numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public place will not be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most popular locations where players like to smoke.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo halls. Profits have dropped and the business is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they have not abandoned this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. Gamblers are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beer and cigarette and still have a chance at huge jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course gambling on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective part of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no option.
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