Could the Anti Smoking Law in Britain Drive Bingo Players On to the Net?
An abundance has been written in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But does the online adaptation of this traditional game provide a salvation, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar relative?
Bingo has been an ancient game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game lately had seen a recent resurgence in appeal with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlours instead of the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to be reversed with the enforcement of the anti smoking law throughout Britain.
No more will players be able to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public area will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most common places where folks enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where did the players go? Obviously they haven’t cast aside this age old game?
The answer is on the web. Players are now realizing that they can gamble on bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and smoke and in the end, have a chance at big prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on online can never replace the communal portion of going down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
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