Could the Anti Cigarette Law in Britain Drive Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Net?
An abundance has been talked in the papers not long ago about the bingo industry singing the blues because of the anti smoking law in Britain. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive tax breaks to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But can the online variation of this quintessential game offer a escape, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo is an established game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had undergone a recent increase in appeal with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the anti smoking law around UK.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favored places where folks enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlours. Profits have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Certainly they haven’t forgotten this established game?
The answer is on the internet. Gamblers realise that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beer and smoke and in the end, have a chance at massive prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on on the net is unlikely to replace the social part of going over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no choice.
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