Can the Smoking Ban in Britain Force Bingo Players Online?
A lot has been stated in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry struggling because of the cigarette ban in Britain. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the online adaptation of this quintessential game offer a lifeline, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo is an enduring game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game lately had seen a recent comeback in appeal with younger members of society opting to visit the bingo halls instead of the bars on a weekend. All this is about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law all over UK.
No more will enthusiasts be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public places will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most common locations where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlours. Players have dropped and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Certainly they haven’t abandoned this enduring game?
The answer is on the net. Gamblers know that they can play bingo using their computer while enjoying a drink and smoke and in the end, have a chance at monstrous prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course gambling on online can never replace the social part of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the law has left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.
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