An abundance has been written in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the smoking ban in the United Kingdom. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge tax cuts to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. But can the internet version of this quintessential game provide a reprieve, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar kin?
Bingo is an familiar game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game of late had seen a recent comeback in acceptance with younger people deciding to hit the bingo parlours in place of the clubs on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the introduction of the cigarette ban around UK.
No longer will enthusiasts be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored areas where people like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo halls. Players have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Obviously they have not given up on this enduring game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers realize that they can bet on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course wagering on on the internet will never replace the collective portion of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of men and women the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.