Might the Cigarette Ban in England Drive Bingo Players On to the Web?
An abundance has been stated in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the anti smoking law in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax breaks to help keep the businesses alive. However can the net variation of this classic game present a salvation, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar kin?
Bingo has been an enduring game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game of late had undergone a recent increase in appeal with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the anti smoking law throughout Britain.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke whilst marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public area will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored areas where players enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Players have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Obviously they have not forgotten this classic game?
The answer is on the internet. People realize that they can wager on bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a drink and smoke and still have a chance at huge jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course gambling on on the web could never replace the communal portion of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of men and women the rules have left many bingo enthusiasts with no option.
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