An abundance has been reported in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hit because of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax cuts to assist in keeping the businesses alive. But will the net version of this quintessential game present a salvation, or will it in no way compare to its real life peer?
Bingo has been an ancient game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had undergone a recent return in appeal with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo parlours rather than the clubs on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the legislating of the smoking ban throughout United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public areas will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favored places where players like to smoke.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they haven’t deserted this age old game?
The answer is on the net. People realise that they can play bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and smoke and in the end, have a chance at huge prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course gambling on on the web is unlikely to replace the social aspect of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with no choice.
