Much has been stated in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the smoking ban in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive aid to assist in keeping the industry alive. However does the online variation of this classic game provide a salvation, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar kin?
Bingo has been an classic game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had seen a recent increase in popularity with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlours in place of the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to be destroyed with the enacting of the anti cigarette law throughout UK.
No more will gamblers be allowed to smoke while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public area will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most popular places where players enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo parlors. Profits have plummeted and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Obviously they have not cast aside this classic game?
The answer is on the net. Players realize that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and cig and in the end, enjoy monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course wagering on online will never replace the social portion of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with no alternative.