An abundance has been reported in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry singing the blues because of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However can the net version of this traditional game present a escape, or will it not compare to its land based opposite?
Bingo is an ancient game historically played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had witnessed a recent resurgence in appeal with younger people deciding to visit the bingo parlours rather than the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the introduction of the cigarette ban across Britain.
No longer will gamblers be allowed to smoke at the same time marking numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public place will not be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favorite locations where folks enjoy smoking.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo halls. Numbers have plunged and the business is literally struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Of course they have not abandoned this age old game?
The answer is online. Gamblers know that they can gamble on bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at big jackpots. This is a recent development and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course playing on the internet is unlikely to replace the communal part of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.