Will the Cigarette Ban in Britain Drive Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Net?
An abundance has been written in the papers recently concerning the bingo industry struggling because of the anti cigarette law in England. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses afloat. However does the net version of this traditional game present a lifeline, or might it not compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo has been an classic game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game lately had undergone a recent return in appeal with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo halls rather than the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to change with the enacting of the smoking ban across Britain.
No longer will gamblers be able to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite areas where many people like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Surely they haven’t given up on this familiar game?
The answer is online. Gamblers know that they can participate in bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and smoke and still have a chance at huge 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 collective portion of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little choice.
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