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Will the Anti Cigarette Law in the UK Take Bingo Enthusiasts Online?
A lot has been stated in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt because of the smoking ban in Britain. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However can the net adaptation of this classic game provide a escape, or will it never compare to its land based peer?
Bingo is an ancient game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game lately had undergone a recent resurgence in popularity with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the anti cigarette law all over United Kingdom.
No more will players be allowed to smoke while dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public location will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favored places where people enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo halls. Numbers have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Of course they haven’t cast aside this established game?
The answer is on the internet. People realize that they can gamble on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beer and smoke and still have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course wagering on on the net can never replace the communal portion of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of players the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.