Could the Anti Smoking Law in the UK Drive Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Net?
Much has been talked in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry alive. However will the internet variation of this quintessential game offer a salvation, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar kin?
Bingo has been an ancient game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had experienced a recent comeback in acceptance with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo parlors instead of the bars on a weekend. This is all about to change with the enacting of the smoking ban across Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public area will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite places where people like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo parlours. Profits have plummeted and the industry is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Certainly they haven’t cast aside this ancient game?
The answer is on the web. Players know that they can bet on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beverage and cig and in the end, enjoy huge prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course gambling on on the web could never replace the communal aspect of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no choice.
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