A lot has been talked in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the cigarette ban in Britain. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big aid to help keep the businesses afloat. However will the web variation of this traditional game offer a escape, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo has been an age old game historically played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game of late had undergone a recent comeback in appeal with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a weekend. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the anti cigarette law across Britain.
No more will gamblers be allowed to smoke while marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most common places where many people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo parlours. Numbers have dropped and the business is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they haven’t given up on this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. Players realize that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beer and cig and in the end, have a chance at huge jackpots. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on on the internet is unlikely to replace the collective part of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little choice.
