A lot has been written in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hit as a result of the anti smoking law in the United Kingdom. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big aid to help keep the industry afloat. However does the net adaptation of this traditional game present a salvation, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo has been an age old game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game recently had experienced a recent comeback in acceptance with younger people deciding to hit the bingo halls rather than the discos on a weekend. All this is about to change with the introduction of the anti smoking law throughout United Kingdom.
No more will enthusiasts be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favorite places where people like to smoke.
The outcome of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Profits have dropped and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Obviously they haven’t forgotten this enduring game?
The answer is on the web. People realize that they can play bingo from their computer while enjoying a beverage and fag and in the end, have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course playing on the internet could never replace the collective aspect of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the law has left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.
