An abundance has been reported in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hit as a result of the smoking ban in the UK. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the net adaptation of this traditional game present a lifeline, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo is an enduring game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game of late had witnessed a recent return in popularity with younger people opting to visit the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to be reversed with the enacting of the anti smoking law throughout England and Wales.
No longer will enthusiasts be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public location will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most common locations where folks enjoy smoking.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlors. Profits have plummeted and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they have not cast aside this classic game?
The answer is on the internet. People realise that they can gamble on bingo from their computer while enjoying a cocktail and cig and in the end, enjoy monstrous prizes. This is a recent development and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course betting on on the internet will never replace the social part of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the rules have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no option.
