A lot has been stated in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge aid to assist in keeping the industry alive. But does the internet version of this classic game provide a escape, or might it not compare to its real life peer?
Bingo has been an established game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game recently had experienced a recent increase in appeal with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlours instead of the bars on a weekend. This is all about to change with the legislating of the cigarette ban around United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be able to smoke at the same time marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most common locations where people like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plummeted and the business is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they haven’t cast aside this familiar game?
The answer is on the net. Gamblers realise that they can participate in bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and fag and still enjoy huge prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on online is unlikely to replace the social aspect of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the rules have left a good many bingo players with no alternative.
