Much has been reported in the press not long ago about the bingo industry struggling because of the anti cigarette law in the United Kingdom. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge aid to assist in keeping the industry afloat. But can the web adaptation of this classic game present a lifeline, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?
Bingo has been an ancient game historically enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game recently had undergone a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger people opting to hit the bingo parlors instead of the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enacting of the smoking ban throughout United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public location will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored places where folks enjoy smoking.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo halls. Numbers have plunged and the business is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Obviously they have not forgotten this familiar game?
The answer is online. Gamblers are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beer and cigarette and still have a chance at huge jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course playing online could never replace the social part of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no option.