Could the Anti Cigarette Law in the United Kingdom Take Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Net?
An abundance has been written in the press recently regarding the bingo industry being hit as a result of the anti smoking law in Britain. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive tax cuts to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However does the net adaptation of this traditional game present a lifeline, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo has been an enduring game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had seen a recent return in popularity with younger men and women opting to go to the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the enacting of the anti cigarette law around England and Wales.
Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public places will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most popular areas where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo parlors. Profits have plummeted and the business is absolutely fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not forgotten this classic game?
The answer is on the net. People know that they can enjoy bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and cigarette and in the end, enjoy monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course gambling on on the net will never replace the social aspect of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of people the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
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