Will the Cigarette Ban in Britain Take Bingo Players Online?
Much has been reported in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry struggling because of the anti cigarette law in the United Kingdom. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry afloat. However can the internet version of this quintessential game present a escape, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar relative?
Bingo is an classic game historically enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game recently had undergone a recent increase in acceptance with younger people deciding to hit the bingo parlours in place of the clubs on a weekend. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the cigarette ban around United Kingdom.
No more will enthusiasts be permitted to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public places will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favorite locations where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plunged and the industry is absolutely struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not deserted this enduring game?
The answer is on the net. Players know that they can gamble on bingo from their computer while enjoying a beverage and cigarette and still enjoy monstrous prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course betting on on the net could never replace the collective portion of going down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with no alternative.
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