Much has been talked in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues because of the cigarette ban in Britain. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the internet version of this traditional game offer a salvation, or might it not compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo has been an established game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had seen a recent comeback in appeal with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo halls instead of the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the anti cigarette law around UK.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public area will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favorite locations where folks enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo parlours. Players have dropped and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Surely they haven’t deserted this familiar game?
The answer is on the net. Players are now realizing that they can play bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and fag and still have a chance at big jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on on the web can never replace the social portion of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of people the rules have left many bingo players with no choice.