Much has been reported in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry struggling because of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive tax cuts to help keep the industry alive. But will the online adaptation of this quintessential game provide a escape, or will it in no way compare to its land based opposite?
Bingo has been an age old game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game of late had undergone a recent comeback in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo parlours instead of the discos on a weekend. All this is about to be destroyed with the enacting of the smoking ban throughout UK.
No more will enthusiasts be permitted to smoke whilst marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public areas will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most common places where players enjoy smoking.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the industry is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Of course they have not deserted this familiar game?
The answer is on the net. Gamblers are now realizing that they can play bingo from their computer while enjoying a beverage and fag and in the end, enjoy huge jackpots. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course gambling on on the net could never replace the collective portion of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the rules have left a lot of bingo players with no option.
