Can the Smoking Ban in the United Kingdom Force Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Web?
Much has been talked in the papers not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hit because of the smoking ban in the UK. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge tax cuts to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the web adaptation of this traditional game present a escape, or might it never compare to its land based opposite?
Bingo is an enduring game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game lately had undergone a recent increase in popularity with younger members of society opting to visit the bingo parlours in place of the bars on a Friday night. All this is about to be reversed with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law across UK.
No longer will gamblers be allowed to smoke whilst marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public areas will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most common locations where folks enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo halls. Players have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Of course they have not deserted this ancient game?
The answer is online. Gamblers know that they can enjoy bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and cig and in the end, enjoy huge jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on on the web is unlikely to replace the social portion of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the rules have left many bingo players with little option.
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