Can the Anti Cigarette Law in Britain Force Bingo Players On to the Web?
An abundance has been reported in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax cuts to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But does the net variation of this quintessential game offer a reprieve, or might it in no way compare to its land based kin?
Bingo has been an classic game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game recently had experienced a recent comeback in acceptance with younger people deciding to visit the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to change with the legislating of the smoking ban across England and Wales.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public location will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular locations where people enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlors. Profits have dropped and the industry is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Of course they haven’t forgotten this age old game?
The answer is online. Players realise that they can wager on bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and still enjoy big jackpots. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on on the web will never replace the collective aspect of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little option.
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