Could the Smoking Ban in the UK Take Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Net?
A lot has been talked in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the anti smoking law in Britain. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive aid to help keep the industry afloat. But does the internet adaptation of this traditional game present a salvation, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo is an familiar game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game lately had undergone a recent return in appeal with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo parlors instead of the bars on a weekend. This is all about to be destroyed with the enacting of the smoking ban all over United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favorite locations where players like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo halls. Numbers have dropped and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Of course they haven’t abandoned this ancient game?
The answer is on the net. People know that they can play bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and fag and still have a chance at huge jackpots. This is a recent development and has happened almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course playing on the internet will never replace the collective part of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with no choice.
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