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Could the Anti Smoking Law in England Take Bingo Players On to the Web?
Much has been talked in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the cigarette ban in England. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge aid to help keep the industry afloat. However does the web variation of this classic game present a escape, or will it never compare to its real life peer?
Bingo is an ancient game historically played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game of late had experienced a recent resurgence in appeal with younger men and women opting to go to the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a Friday night. All this is about to change with the legislating of the anti cigarette law around England and Wales.
No more will enthusiasts be able to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public places will not be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favored places where many people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Obviously they have not given up on this enduring game?
The answer is on the web. People know that they can bet on bingo using their computer while enjoying a beverage and cig and in the end, enjoy monstrous jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course playing on the net is unlikely to replace the social aspect of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the rules have left many bingo enthusiasts with no choice.
