Could the Anti Cigarette Law in Britain Drive Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Net?
Much has been written in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the cigarette ban in Britain. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But can the web variation of this quintessential game present a reprieve, or will it not compare to its land based kin?
Bingo has been an familiar game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game lately had undergone a recent return in appeal with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo halls in place of the discos on a Saturday night. All this is about to change with the enacting of the anti cigarette law all over United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public locations will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored places where folks enjoy smoking.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Players have dropped and the industry is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Certainly they haven’t cast aside this ancient game?
The answer is on the internet. People are now realizing that they can play bingo from their computer while enjoying a beer and smoke and in the end, have a chance at monstrous prizes. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course wagering on on the internet is unlikely to replace the communal aspect of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of people the rules have left a lot of bingo players with little option.