A lot has been reported in the press recently regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the cigarette ban in Britain. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive tax cuts to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the web adaptation of this classic game offer a escape, or might it not compare to its land based equivalent?
Bingo has been an enduring game historically enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game recently had witnessed a recent comeback in appeal with younger people opting to hit the bingo parlors instead of the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to change with the introduction of the anti smoking law around United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public location will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most common areas where many people like to smoke.
The outcome of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo parlours. Players have plunged and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Surely they haven’t forgotten this familiar game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers are now realizing that they can participate in bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and smoke and in the end, have a chance at monstrous jackpots. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on on the net is unlikely to replace the social portion of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
