Much has been talked in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge tax breaks to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However does the net adaptation of this traditional game offer a salvation, or might it not compare to its real life peer?
Bingo is an ancient game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game of late had undergone a recent resurgence in appeal with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo parlours in place of the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the legislating of the anti smoking law all over Britain.
No more will gamblers be able to smoke while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular locations where folks enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the business is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Of course they have not forgotten this enduring game?
The answer is online. People know that they can bet on bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and smoke and in the end, have a chance at monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on on the web is unlikely to replace the social part of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
