Much has been talked in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry struggling because of the cigarette ban in England. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. But can the internet version of this traditional game provide a reprieve, or will it never compare to its land based kin?
Bingo is an classic game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game lately had witnessed a recent return in appeal with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo parlors instead of the bars on a weekend. This is all about to be destroyed with the legislating of the cigarette ban all over England and Wales.
No longer will enthusiasts be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favored areas where folks enjoy smoking.
The outcome 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 business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they have not abandoned this enduring game?
The answer is on the web. People know that they can play bingo using their computer while enjoying a drink and cig and still enjoy monstrous jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on on the net is unlikely to replace the communal portion of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the law has left a good many bingo players with no choice.