An abundance has been reported in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues because of the anti smoking law in England. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the net variation of this classic game provide a reprieve, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo has been an age old game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game of late had seen a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger people deciding to visit the bingo parlours rather than the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the introduction of the cigarette ban across UK.
No longer will players be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public area will not be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favorite locations where folks like to smoke.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the industry is absolutely struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Surely they have not cast aside this established game?
The answer is on the net. People realize that they can participate in bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and cig and in the end, have a chance at big cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course betting on on the web is unlikely to replace the communal part of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the law has left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no option.