Much has been reported in the papers not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the cigarette ban in Britain. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive tax breaks to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the web adaptation of this classic game provide a reprieve, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo has been an familiar game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game of late had witnessed a recent return in appeal with younger people opting to hit the bingo halls instead of the clubs on a weekend. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the anti smoking law all over United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public location will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most popular locations where people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo parlours. Players have dropped and the industry is literally struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they have not given up on this classic game?
The answer is online. Players are now realizing that they can play bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cig and in the end, enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on on the internet will never replace the communal portion of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the law has left a lot of bingo players with no option.
