Can the Anti Cigarette Law in Britain Force Bingo Players Online?
A lot has been reported in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry being hit as a result of the smoking ban in England. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the net variation of this quintessential game offer a lifeline, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo has been an established game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had experienced a recent increase in popularity with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo halls instead of the bars on a weekend. This is all about to change with the enacting of the anti smoking law all over Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public places will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored areas where folks like to smoke.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo parlours. Players have plunged and the business is literally fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Certainly they haven’t given up on this ancient game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers know that they can participate in bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a drink and smoke and still enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course wagering on on the internet can never replace the collective part of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of people the rules have left a lot of bingo players with no option.