Will the Anti Cigarette Law in England Drive Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Net?
An abundance has been talked in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hit because of the anti smoking law in England. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But does the net adaptation of this traditional game provide a escape, or will it never compare to its real life kin?
Bingo has been an enduring game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had seen a recent resurgence in appeal with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a weekend. This is all about to change with the legislating of the anti cigarette law around England and Wales.
Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public area will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favorite locations where people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plunged and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Of course they have not cast aside this ancient game?
The answer is on the net. Players realize that they can gamble on bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beer and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course playing on the net can never replace the collective portion of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the law has left many bingo players with no alternative.
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