Much has been stated in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the cigarette ban in Britain. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However can the web variation of this quintessential game offer a reprieve, or will it not compare to its real life kin?
Bingo has been an ancient game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had experienced a recent increase in appeal with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo halls rather than the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the introduction of the smoking ban throughout England and Wales.
No more will enthusiasts be allowed to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public location will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common places where players enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo parlors. Players have dropped and the business is absolutely struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Of course they haven’t deserted this ancient game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers are now realizing that they can play bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a drink and cig and in the end, enjoy huge jackpots. This is a recent development and has happened just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course betting on online is unlikely to replace the communal portion of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the law has left a good many bingo players with little option.
