Could the Cigarette Ban in Britain Force Bingo Players On to the Net?
Much has been reported in the papers not long ago about the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However can the online adaptation of this quintessential game provide a escape, or might it not compare to its real life peer?
Bingo has been an age old game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game recently had witnessed a recent return in appeal with younger people opting to hit the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the enacting of the cigarette ban around England and Wales.
No more will players be permitted to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public places will not be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most popular places where many people enjoy smoking.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Profits have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Of course they haven’t forgotten this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. People realise that they can bet on bingo from their computer while enjoying a beverage and cig and in the end, enjoy monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course betting on on the internet can never replace the communal aspect of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the rules have left a number of bingo players with no alternative.
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