Much has been written in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry struggling as a result of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge aid to assist in keeping the industry alive. However does the internet version of this classic game present a escape, or will it not compare to its land based equivalent?
Bingo is an age old game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game recently had witnessed a recent return in appeal with younger members of society opting to visit the bingo halls instead of the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law all over United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public location will not be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most common locations where players enjoy smoking.
The results of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo halls. Numbers have plunged and the industry is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they have not abandoned this established game?
The answer is on the net. People are now realizing that they can wager on bingo using their computer while enjoying a drink and cig and in the end, have a chance at monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course betting on on the internet will never replace the social aspect of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with no choice.