Could the Anti Smoking Law in Britain Drive Bingo Players On to the Internet?
Much has been written in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues because of the anti smoking law in England. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big tax breaks to help keep the industry afloat. However does the online adaptation of this quintessential game offer a reprieve, or might it in no way compare to its real life kin?
Bingo has been an age old game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game recently had experienced a recent resurgence in appeal with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo parlours in place of the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the legislating of the smoking ban across England and Wales.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public area will not be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular places where players enjoy smoking.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plummeted and the business is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they haven’t given up on this age old game?
The answer is on the net. Players realize that they can participate in bingo from their computer while enjoying a beer and cig and still have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course gambling on on the web will never replace the social aspect of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the rules have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little option.