Can the Anti Cigarette Law in England Take Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Net?
A lot has been written in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the smoking ban in Britain. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive tax cuts to help keep the businesses alive. However will the online adaptation of this quintessential game present a escape, or might it never compare to its real life relative?
Bingo has been an familiar game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game recently had undergone a recent return in popularity with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlors instead of the clubs on a Friday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the introduction of the anti smoking law across Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most popular areas where players like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the business is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Surely they have not forgotten this familiar game?
The answer is on the net. People realize that they can participate in bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and cig and still have a chance at huge jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course gambling on on the net is unlikely to replace the collective portion of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with no choice.