Will the Anti Cigarette Law in Britain Force Bingo Enthusiasts Online?
An abundance has been talked in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the smoking ban in Britain. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge aid to assist in keeping the industry afloat. However will the net variation of this traditional game present a reprieve, or will it not compare to its land based relative?
Bingo is an familiar game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game of late had seen a recent comeback in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo halls instead of the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to change with the introduction of the anti smoking law all over United Kingdom.
No more will gamblers be allowed to smoke whilst marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public locations will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most popular locations where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Surely they have not cast aside this enduring game?
The answer is on the internet. Players realize that they can enjoy bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beer and cig and in the end, enjoy big prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course gambling on online is unlikely to replace the collective part of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.
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