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Might the Cigarette Ban in Britain Drive Bingo Enthusiasts Online?
A lot has been talked in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in England. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses afloat. But will the online version of this traditional game provide a lifeline, or might it not compare to its land based peer?
Bingo has been an established game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game of late had undergone a recent return in acceptance with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo parlors in place of the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to change with the enforcement of the cigarette ban around United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke whilst marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public places will not be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite areas where people enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo halls. Numbers have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Obviously they have not forgotten this classic game?
The answer is on the web. People know that they can bet on bingo from their computer while enjoying a beverage and fag and in the end, enjoy monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on on the net can never replace the social portion of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.