Might the Anti Cigarette Law in the United Kingdom Drive Bingo Players On to the Web?
An abundance has been talked in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the smoking ban in Britain. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big tax cuts to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But will the internet adaptation of this classic game offer a salvation, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar relative?
Bingo has been an enduring game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had undergone a recent increase in popularity with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo parlours instead of the discos on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the introduction of the anti smoking law throughout England and Wales.
No longer will gamblers be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public places will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favored locations where many people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Profits have dropped and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Of course they have not forgotten this enduring game?
The answer is on the net. Players realise that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at huge jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on online will never replace the social portion of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.
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