An abundance has been talked in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the cigarette ban in England. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses afloat. However can the online version of this classic game provide a reprieve, or will it not compare to its land based peer?
Bingo is an age old game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game recently had seen a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo halls in place of the discos on a weekend. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law all over Britain.
No longer will gamblers be permitted to puff on cigarettes while marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most popular areas where folks like to smoke.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plummeted and the business is absolutely fighting for its life. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they haven’t abandoned this classic game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers realise that they can play bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beer and smoke and still have a chance at monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course gambling on online is unlikely to replace the communal aspect of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of people the rules have left a good many bingo players with no choice.
