Will the Cigarette Ban in England Force Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Internet?
Much has been stated in the press not long ago about the bingo industry singing the blues because of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However will the online variation of this classic game present a reprieve, or might it never compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo is an classic game historically played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game lately had seen a recent comeback in appeal with younger men and women opting to go to the bingo halls instead of the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law around United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public areas will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most popular places where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo halls. Numbers have plunged and the business is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Certainly they have not cast aside this classic game?
The answer is online. People are now realizing that they can bet on bingo using their computer while enjoying a beverage and cig and in the end, enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course gambling on online is unlikely to replace the social part of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the governing edicts have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.
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