Much has been written in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the anti smoking law in England. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. But does the net adaptation of this quintessential game present a reprieve, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?
Bingo is an classic game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game of late had experienced a recent comeback in appeal with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo halls instead of the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to be destroyed with the legislating of the smoking ban across UK.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public place will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favored areas where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo parlors. Players have dropped and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Of course they have not cast aside this enduring game?
The answer is on the net. People realize that they can enjoy bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and cigarette and still have a chance at massive prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective portion of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with no option.