Will the Anti Cigarette Law in Britain Force Bingo Players On to the Web?
An abundance has been written in the press recently regarding the bingo industry being hit because of the cigarette ban in the UK. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive aid to assist in keeping the businesses alive. But can the web adaptation of this traditional game provide a lifeline, or might it in no way compare to its real life kin?
Bingo has been an classic game historically enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had witnessed a recent resurgence in popularity with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlours in place of the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the smoking ban across United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public area will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular places where many people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo halls. Numbers have dropped and the industry is absolutely struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Obviously they have not forgotten this enduring game?
The answer is on the web. Players know that they can wager on bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and fag and in the end, enjoy monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course wagering on on the internet will never replace the social part of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no option.
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