Might the Anti Smoking Law in the UK Drive Bingo Players On to the Web?
An abundance has been stated in the papers not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt because of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However can the internet adaptation of this quintessential game provide a reprieve, or will it in no way compare to its land based peer?
Bingo has been an classic game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game of late had witnessed a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo parlours rather than the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the smoking ban around England and Wales.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public places will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite places where players enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Of course they haven’t cast aside this ancient game?
The answer is on the net. People realize that they can enjoy bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and fag and in the end, enjoy huge jackpots. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on on the web can never replace the communal portion of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of people the law has left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little option.