Might the Smoking Ban in England Force Bingo Enthusiasts Online?
Much has been written in the press not long ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the smoking ban in the United Kingdom. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge aid to help keep the industry afloat. However will the online variation of this traditional game provide a lifeline, or will it never compare to its land based opposite?
Bingo has been an established game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had experienced a recent return in popularity with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlors instead of the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the cigarette ban throughout United Kingdom.
No longer will gamblers be allowed to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public area will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite places where players enjoy smoking.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo parlours. Profits have plunged and the industry is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Of course they haven’t forgotten this established game?
The answer is on the net. Gamblers know that they can bet on bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and smoke and in the end, have a chance at huge jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course betting on on the net is unlikely to replace the collective portion of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.
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