An abundance has been talked in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry struggling as a result of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the net adaptation of this quintessential game offer a escape, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo is an ancient game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game lately had experienced a recent return in acceptance with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlours rather than the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to change with the introduction of the cigarette ban throughout United Kingdom.
No longer will players be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public area will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favorite places where people like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Profits have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Certainly they have not deserted this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. People know that they can participate in bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and smoke and in the end, enjoy big cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course betting on on the net can never replace the communal aspect of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with no option.