Might the Cigarette Ban in England Take Bingo Players On to the Net?
An abundance has been written in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the smoking ban in England. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to help keep the businesses alive. However will the online version of this traditional game provide a salvation, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo has been an ancient game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game lately had undergone a recent return in popularity with younger people opting to hit the bingo halls instead of the discos on a Saturday night. All this is about to be reversed with the enforcement of the anti smoking law across UK.
No longer will enthusiasts be able to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public area will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favored places where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlors. Profits have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they haven’t cast aside this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. Players realise that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beverage and cig and in the end, enjoy huge jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course wagering on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no option.