Much has been reported in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hit because of the anti cigarette law in England. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the web version of this traditional game present a salvation, or will it never compare to its real life peer?
Bingo has been an familiar game historically enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had undergone a recent comeback in popularity with younger members of society opting to visit the bingo halls instead of the discos on a weekend. This is all about to change with the introduction of the cigarette ban throughout England and Wales.
No more will enthusiasts be allowed to smoke while marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public areas will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most popular locations where people like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Certainly they have not deserted this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. Players are now realizing that they can play bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beer and fag and still have a chance at monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course wagering on on the internet can never replace the communal portion of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the law has left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.
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