Can the Anti Smoking Law in the United Kingdom Drive Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Net?
An abundance has been reported in the press recently about the bingo industry singing the blues because of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the online variation of this classic game offer a lifeline, or will it not compare to its land based peer?
Bingo has been an enduring game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game of late had experienced a recent return in popularity with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo halls in place of the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the legislating of the anti smoking law around UK.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke whilst marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public areas will not be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favorite areas where people enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Numbers have dropped and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Surely they haven’t given up on this familiar game?
The answer is on the net. People know that they can gamble on bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and cig and in the end, have a chance at massive prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on on the net is unlikely to replace the collective portion of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.
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