Might the Anti Cigarette Law in England Force Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Net?
A lot has been talked in the papers not long ago about the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive aid to help keep the businesses alive. However does the online version of this quintessential game provide a lifeline, or will it never compare to its land based equivalent?
Bingo is an enduring game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game of late had undergone a recent return in appeal with younger people deciding to go to the bingo halls in place of the discos on a weekend. This is all about to be reversed with the legislating of the cigarette ban across UK.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most common places where many people like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Players have plummeted and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Of course they haven’t cast aside this ancient game?
The answer is on the web. Players know that they can wager on bingo using their computer while enjoying a drink and fag and still enjoy monstrous prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on on the internet could never replace the communal part of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of people the rules have left many bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.
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