Can the Anti Smoking Law in England Take Bingo Players Online?
A lot has been talked in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the cigarette ban in Britain. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry alive. But can the internet version of this quintessential game offer a lifeline, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar relative?
Bingo is an classic game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had undergone a recent return in appeal with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo parlors rather than the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the anti smoking law throughout United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be able to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public area will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored areas where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo halls. Numbers have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Of course they have not forgotten this ancient game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers are now realizing that they can play bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and fag and still have a chance at massive prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course wagering on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective part of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the rules have left many bingo players with no option.