A lot has been written in the press not long ago about the bingo industry struggling because of the anti cigarette law in England. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax breaks to help keep the industry afloat. But can the net adaptation of this traditional game offer a lifeline, or might it in no way compare to its real life relative?
Bingo has been an classic game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game recently had undergone a recent comeback in appeal with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to change with the legislating of the anti cigarette law all over Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke at the same time dabbing numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favorite areas where players enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Profits have plunged and the business is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they have not abandoned this classic game?
The answer is online. Gamblers realize that they can wager on bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and still have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course playing online will never replace the communal portion of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the law has left a good many bingo players with no choice.