An abundance has been stated in the press recently about the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the anti smoking law in Britain. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big aid to help keep the businesses afloat. But does the web variation of this traditional game present a lifeline, or might it not compare to its real life kin?
Bingo is an established game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had undergone a recent increase in acceptance with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the enforcement of the anti smoking law throughout Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public area will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored areas where folks enjoy smoking.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo halls. Numbers have dropped and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Obviously they have not deserted this enduring game?
The answer is on the internet. People are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and fag and still have a chance at big jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course wagering on on the internet is unlikely to replace the communal aspect of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little choice.