An abundance has been talked in the press not long ago about the bingo industry struggling because of the cigarette ban in England. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to assist in keeping the businesses alive. However can the internet version of this classic game provide a lifeline, or will it never compare to its land based relative?
Bingo has been an enduring game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had undergone a recent comeback in appeal with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo halls instead of the bars on a weekend. This is all about to change with the legislating of the anti cigarette law throughout Britain.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public place will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most popular locations where players enjoy smoking.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo parlors. Numbers have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Of course they haven’t abandoned this classic game?
The answer is on the web. Players know that they can gamble on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beer and cigarette and still enjoy huge cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course betting on on the net is unlikely to replace the collective part of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.