A lot has been stated in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge aid to assist in keeping the industry afloat. But can the online version of this quintessential game present a salvation, or might it never compare to its real life equivalent?
Bingo is an ancient game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game recently had witnessed a recent comeback in acceptance with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlours rather than the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the enacting of the anti cigarette law all over Britain.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public location will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite places where players enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plunged and the business is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Of course they haven’t abandoned this familiar game?
The answer is on the web. Players know that they can gamble on bingo using their computer while enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and in the end, enjoy monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on online is unlikely to replace the collective part of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the rules have left a lot of bingo players with little option.