Could the Anti Cigarette Law in the United Kingdom Drive Bingo Enthusiasts Online?
A lot has been talked in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge aid to assist in keeping the industry afloat. However will the internet adaptation of this classic game provide a lifeline, or might it not compare to its real life relative?
Bingo has been an established game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had witnessed a recent increase in popularity with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a weekend. This is all about to be destroyed with the introduction of the anti smoking law around Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke while marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public location will not be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored areas where many people enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo halls. Players have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Certainly they haven’t cast aside this classic game?
The answer is online. Gamblers realize that they can participate in bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and cig and in the end, have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on on the web is unlikely to replace the communal part of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of men and women the law has left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.
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