Might the Cigarette Ban in the United Kingdom Take Bingo Players On to the Web?
An abundance has been written in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the cigarette ban in England. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However will the net version of this classic game offer a reprieve, or might it in no way compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo is an established game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game recently had witnessed a recent return in appeal with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlours rather than the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enacting of the cigarette ban throughout United Kingdom.
No longer will enthusiasts be able to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public location will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favorite areas where players like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo parlours. Players have plunged and the industry is literally struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Of course they haven’t deserted this classic game?
The answer is on the internet. Gamblers realize that they can play bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a drink and cig and in the end, have a chance at monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on online is unlikely to replace the social part of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the law has left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no option.