Can the Anti Cigarette Law in Britain Drive Bingo Players On to the Net?
An abundance has been written in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the cigarette ban in England. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge tax breaks to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But does the web variation of this quintessential game provide a reprieve, or might it never compare to its real life kin?
Bingo is an age old game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had seen a recent resurgence in appeal with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo halls in place of the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enacting of the anti cigarette law around UK.
No more will players be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public location will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite places where many people enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo halls. Players have plummeted and the industry is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Obviously they have not abandoned this ancient game?
The answer is on the internet. Gamblers know that they can wager on bingo from their computer while enjoying a beer and cigarette and in the end, enjoy huge jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course wagering on online is unlikely to replace the social portion of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a number of bingo players with no alternative.
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