Can the Anti Cigarette Law in Britain Drive Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Net?
A lot has been written in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry struggling as a result of the anti cigarette law in England. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax cuts to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However does the net version of this quintessential game present a reprieve, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo is an familiar game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game lately had seen a recent comeback in popularity with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo halls instead of the discos on a weekend. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the anti cigarette law around England and Wales.
No more will enthusiasts be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public area will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular locations where many people like to smoke.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the industry is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Obviously they have not abandoned this ancient game?
The answer is on the web. Players realize that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a cocktail and fag and in the end, enjoy huge prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on online is unlikely to replace the communal part of going over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of players the law has left many bingo players with little alternative.
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