Can the Smoking Ban in England Drive Bingo Players Online?
A lot has been stated in the press recently regarding the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the anti smoking law in Britain. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big aid to assist in keeping the businesses afloat. But will the online version of this classic game provide a escape, or might it not compare to its land based peer?
Bingo has been an familiar game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game lately had witnessed a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo parlours in place of the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to change with the enforcement of the anti smoking law across United Kingdom.
No more will players be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most common areas where folks like to smoke.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlors. Numbers have dropped and the business is literally fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Surely they haven’t forgotten this ancient game?
The answer is online. People realise that they can gamble on bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and fag and still have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course gambling on online is unlikely to replace the social aspect of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the rules have left a good many bingo players with little alternative.
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