An abundance has been written in the papers not long ago concerning the bingo industry singing the blues because of the cigarette ban in Britain. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However will the net version of this quintessential game provide a escape, or might it in no way compare to its land based peer?
Bingo has been an enduring game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game of late had seen a recent increase in appeal with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo halls in place of the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the anti smoking law all over United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public places will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most common areas where folks enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo halls. Numbers have dropped and the business is literally struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Obviously they haven’t given up on this enduring game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers are now realizing that they can play bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and cigarette and in the end, enjoy massive prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course gambling on online can never replace the collective portion of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the law has left a number of bingo players with no alternative.