Much has been talked in the papers not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax breaks to help keep the industry alive. However will the online variation of this quintessential game offer a reprieve, or might it in no way compare to its real life relative?
Bingo has been an classic game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game of late had seen a recent comeback in popularity with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the smoking ban throughout United Kingdom.
No longer will players be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public places will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favorite places where players enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they have not cast aside this familiar game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers know that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a drink and fag and still have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course wagering on online could never replace the social aspect of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left a number of bingo players with little option.
