Much has been reported in the papers not long ago about the bingo industry struggling as a result of the smoking ban in the UK. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive aid to assist in keeping the industry afloat. However will the net variation of this quintessential game offer a escape, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar kin?
Bingo has been an classic game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game lately had experienced a recent comeback in appeal with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo parlors instead of the bars on a weekend. All this is about to change with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law throughout Britain.
No longer will gamblers be able to smoke at the same time marking numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public location will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common places where many people like to smoke.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo halls. Profits have plummeted and the business is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they have not forgotten this familiar game?
The answer is on the net. Gamblers are now realizing that they can bet on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beer and smoke and in the end, enjoy monstrous jackpots. This is a recent development and has happened almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course playing on the net could never replace the collective part of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the law has left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no choice.