Will the Anti Smoking Law in the UK Drive Bingo Players On to the Web?
Much has been reported in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hit because of the smoking ban in England. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But can the net adaptation of this quintessential game present a reprieve, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo has been an ancient game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game recently had experienced a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo halls rather than the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to be reversed with the enacting of the anti smoking law throughout Britain.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favorite locations where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Profits have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Of course they have not deserted this established game?
The answer is on the internet. Players are now realizing that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and fag and still have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on on the web can never replace the collective aspect of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the law has left a number of bingo players with little alternative.