Can the Cigarette Ban in Britain Force Bingo Players Online?
An abundance has been written in the press recently regarding the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the cigarette ban in England. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But does the web variation of this quintessential game offer a reprieve, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar relative?
Bingo is an ancient game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game recently had undergone a recent return in popularity with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlours rather than the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to change with the legislating of the anti cigarette law across England and Wales.
Players will no longer be able to smoke at the same time marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public places will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favored places where players like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo parlours. Players have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Obviously they haven’t given up on this ancient game?
The answer is on the net. People realize that they can bet on bingo using their computer while enjoying a cocktail and smoke and still enjoy massive prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course wagering on on the web will never replace the social part of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
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