Could the Cigarette Ban in Britain Take Bingo Players On to the Web?
Much has been stated in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the cigarette ban in the UK. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However can the web adaptation of this quintessential game offer a reprieve, or might it in no way compare to its real life peer?
Bingo is an classic game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had seen a recent return in acceptance with younger members of society opting to hit the bingo parlours instead of the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the anti cigarette law all over England and Wales.
Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public area will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common places where players like to smoke.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo halls. Players have dropped and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Obviously they haven’t deserted this enduring game?
The answer is on the web. People realize that they can participate in bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and smoke and in the end, enjoy huge jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course gambling on on the internet will never replace the collective aspect of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of people the rules have left a lot of bingo players with no alternative.