An abundance has been stated in the papers not long ago about the bingo industry singing the blues because of the cigarette ban in Britain. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But can the online version of this traditional game offer a lifeline, or will it never compare to its real life peer?
Bingo has been an familiar game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game recently had experienced a recent increase in popularity with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlours in place of the bars on a weekend. This is all about to be reversed with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law throughout United Kingdom.
No more will players be able to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public locations will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular areas where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo halls. Players have dropped and the industry is absolutely fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Surely they have not deserted this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. Players realise that they can gamble on bingo from their computer while enjoying a cocktail and fag and still have a chance at monstrous prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course gambling on on the internet will never replace the social part of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the law has left a number of bingo players with little alternative.
