Will the Anti Smoking Law in the United Kingdom Force Bingo Players On to the Web?
Much has been reported in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry singing the blues because of the cigarette ban in England. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However can the web version of this classic game offer a salvation, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar kin?
Bingo is an classic game historically played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game of late had seen a recent increase in popularity with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlors in place of the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to change with the enforcement of the smoking ban around United Kingdom.
No longer will enthusiasts be allowed to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public place will not be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored areas where folks like to smoke.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo halls. Players have dropped and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Obviously they have not forgotten this classic game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers know that they can play bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beer and cig and in the end, enjoy huge prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course betting on on the web is unlikely to replace the communal part of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left many bingo players with little choice.
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