Will the Cigarette Ban in Britain Drive Bingo Players Online?
An abundance has been stated in the press not long ago about the bingo industry struggling because of the anti smoking law in the United Kingdom. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But can the online adaptation of this quintessential game present a reprieve, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo has been an age old game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game recently had undergone a recent return in appeal with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo parlors rather than the discos on a weekend. This is all about to be destroyed with the introduction of the cigarette ban across United Kingdom.
No longer will gamblers be allowed to smoke whilst marking numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public location will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite locations where people enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the smoking ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Profits have plummeted and the business is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not deserted this established game?
The answer is on the internet. Players know that they can gamble on bingo from their computer while enjoying a beverage and cig and in the end, enjoy monstrous prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course gambling on on the internet could never replace the collective aspect of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of people the law has left many bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.
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