Can the Smoking Ban in Britain Force Bingo Players On to the Internet?
Much has been reported in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry singing the blues because of the smoking ban in the United Kingdom. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge aid to help keep the businesses alive. However can the online adaptation of this traditional game present a salvation, or might it never compare to its real life kin?
Bingo is an established game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had witnessed a recent return in acceptance with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo parlours instead of the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the smoking ban across England and Wales.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes while marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public area will not be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite places where people enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo parlours. Numbers have dropped and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they have not abandoned this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. Gamblers are now realizing that they can gamble on bingo using their computer while enjoying a beer and fag and still enjoy big jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on on the net is unlikely to replace the social aspect of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no option.
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