A lot has been talked in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the cigarette ban in Britain. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax breaks to help keep the industry afloat. But does the web variation of this classic game provide a salvation, or will it in no way compare to its real life peer?
Bingo is an familiar game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game recently had experienced a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger members of society opting to visit the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a weekend. This is all about to change with the enacting of the cigarette ban all over Britain.
No more will gamblers be able to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public areas will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favorite locations where many people enjoy smoking.
The results of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo parlours. Numbers have dropped and the industry is absolutely fighting for its life. But where have all the players gone? Of course they haven’t forgotten this established game?
The answer is online. Players are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo using their computer while enjoying a drink and smoke and still enjoy monstrous jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course playing online could never replace the social portion of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the law has left a lot of bingo players with no alternative.