An abundance has been talked in the papers not long ago concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the smoking ban in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge aid to help keep the industry afloat. But can the net version of this quintessential game offer a reprieve, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?
Bingo has been an established game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game lately had witnessed a recent return in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo parlours in place of the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the introduction of the anti smoking law throughout Britain.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public places will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most popular places where players like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Players have plunged and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not abandoned this familiar game?
The answer is on the net. Players are now realizing that they can bet on bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and still enjoy big jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course gambling on online will never replace the collective part of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little option.
