Can the Anti Smoking Law in Britain Drive Bingo Enthusiasts Online?
An abundance has been reported in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the anti smoking law in Britain. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However can the net version of this traditional game present a salvation, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo has been an enduring game historically enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game of late had seen a recent return in appeal with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to be reversed with the enacting of the anti smoking law throughout England and Wales.
No longer will enthusiasts be able to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public areas will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most common areas where players enjoy smoking.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Of course they haven’t cast aside this enduring game?
The answer is on the internet. Gamblers realise that they can play bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a cocktail and fag and still enjoy huge cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on online is unlikely to replace the social part of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with no alternative.
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