Can the Anti Smoking Law in the United Kingdom Take Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Web?
A lot has been written in the papers recently about the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the anti cigarette law in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive tax breaks to help keep the businesses alive. But can the online variation of this classic game offer a escape, or will it not compare to its real life relative?
Bingo has been an age old game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game lately had witnessed a recent resurgence in appeal with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo parlors instead of the bars on a weekend. This is all about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law throughout United Kingdom.
No longer will players be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most common locations where people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the industry is literally struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Certainly they have not abandoned this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. Players are now realizing that they can gamble on bingo from their computer while enjoying a drink and smoke and in the end, enjoy monstrous prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on on the web is unlikely to replace the social portion of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the law has left a lot of bingo players with little choice.