Much has been reported in the press not long ago about the bingo industry being hit because of the smoking ban in Britain. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive tax cuts to help keep the industry afloat. However will the net version of this quintessential game present a escape, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?
Bingo is an familiar game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had experienced a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlours rather than the bars on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the introduction of the anti smoking law all over United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite locations where many people like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo halls. Players have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Surely they haven’t deserted this ancient game?
The answer is on the net. People realize that they can participate in bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and cig and in the end, enjoy big prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on online can never replace the communal part of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the law has left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.