Will the Anti Smoking Law in Britain Drive Bingo Players On to the Internet?
Much has been reported in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hit because of the anti cigarette law in England. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge aid to assist in keeping the industry afloat. But will the internet adaptation of this classic game offer a salvation, or might it never compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo is an classic game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had witnessed a recent comeback in popularity with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlors instead of the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to be reversed with the enacting of the smoking ban around United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke whilst marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public places will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common places where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlours. Numbers have dropped and the business is literally fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Obviously they have not forgotten this established game?
The answer is on the internet. Players realise that they can play bingo from their computer while enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and still enjoy huge cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course gambling on on the web is unlikely to replace the communal portion of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left many bingo players with no option.
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