Much has been reported in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry struggling as a result of the smoking ban in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge aid to assist in keeping the industry alive. However does the net adaptation of this classic game provide a lifeline, or will it never compare to its land based relative?
Bingo has been an established game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game recently had witnessed a recent return in acceptance with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo parlours instead of the discos on a weekend. This is all about to change with the enacting of the anti smoking law all over Britain.
Players will no longer be able to smoke at the same time marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public places will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favorite areas where folks enjoy smoking.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Numbers have dropped and the business is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Obviously they haven’t abandoned this ancient game?
The answer is online. Players are now realizing that they can play bingo from their computer while enjoying a beer and smoke and still enjoy big cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course gambling on on the internet is unlikely to replace the communal portion of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a number of bingo players with no choice.