Will the Anti Smoking Law in England Drive Bingo Players On to the Web?
An abundance has been written in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry struggling because of the cigarette ban in Britain. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But does the internet adaptation of this traditional game present a escape, or might it not compare to its real life equivalent?
Bingo has been an ancient game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game lately had experienced a recent comeback in appeal with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo parlours instead of the discos on a weekend. This is all about to change with the legislating of the anti smoking law throughout England and Wales.
Players will no longer be able to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public places will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favored areas where people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo halls. Players have dropped and the business is literally struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Of course they haven’t given up on this ancient game?
The answer is on the internet. People are now realizing that they can participate in bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a drink and fag and still have a chance at big cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course wagering on on the web is unlikely to replace the social portion of going down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.
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