A lot has been written in the papers recently concerning the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the smoking ban in England. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax cuts to help keep the industry afloat. However will the web variation of this quintessential game present a salvation, or might it in no way compare to its land based equivalent?
Bingo is an classic game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game of late had witnessed a recent increase in acceptance with younger people deciding to hit the bingo parlors in place of the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the anti smoking law all over Britain.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public area will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favored locations where folks enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plunged and the business is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Of course they haven’t forgotten this enduring game?
The answer is online. Players realise that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and cigarette and in the end, enjoy monstrous jackpots. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on on the net will never replace the social part of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with little option.
