An abundance has been reported in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hit because of the anti smoking law in Britain. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge aid to assist in keeping the industry afloat. However can the net version of this classic game provide a salvation, or will it never compare to its land based peer?
Bingo has been an ancient game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game of late had witnessed a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger people deciding to hit the bingo halls instead of the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to be reversed with the legislating of the cigarette ban around England and Wales.
No more will players be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public location will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite areas where many people like to smoke.
The outcome of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo parlors. Profits have dropped and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Obviously they haven’t given up on this ancient game?
The answer is on the internet. People realize that they can play bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and fag and in the end, enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course gambling on online is unlikely to replace the social part of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left many bingo players with no choice.
