Could the Anti Cigarette Law in England Take Bingo Players On to the Net?
An abundance has been written in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the cigarette ban in the UK. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But does the online adaptation of this classic game provide a escape, or might it not compare to its land based opposite?
Bingo has been an established game historically enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had undergone a recent comeback in popularity with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlors instead of the bars on a Friday night. All this is about to change with the introduction of the anti smoking law across United Kingdom.
No longer will players be able to smoke at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public places will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most popular places where players enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Players have plunged and the business is literally struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Of course they have not abandoned this age old game?
The answer is on the net. Players are now realizing that they can bet on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and fag and still enjoy huge prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course gambling on on the internet is unlikely to replace the collective portion of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of people the law has left many bingo players with little alternative.
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