A lot has been talked in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the anti smoking law in Britain. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However will the web variation of this classic game present a escape, or might it not compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo is an established game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game recently had seen a recent increase in acceptance with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo halls rather than the bars on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the anti cigarette law all over England and Wales.
No more will players be able to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public area will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favored locations where many people enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the smoking ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo parlours. Profits have dropped and the industry is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Of course they haven’t forgotten this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. Players realize that they can participate in bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and fag and in the end, enjoy big cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on on the net can never replace the communal portion of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little option.