Much has been written in the papers not long ago regarding the bingo industry struggling as a result of the anti cigarette law in England. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But will the web adaptation of this traditional game offer a salvation, or will it in no way compare to its land based kin?
Bingo is an classic game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game recently had experienced a recent increase in popularity with younger people deciding to visit the bingo parlors in place of the bars on a weekend. All this is about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the cigarette ban throughout United Kingdom.
No longer will gamblers be able to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public places will not be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored locations where many people like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo parlors. Profits have dropped and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Certainly they haven’t abandoned this ancient game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers know that they can bet on bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beer and fag and in the end, enjoy monstrous prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course gambling on on the internet will never replace the social portion of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of people the law has left a number of bingo players with no choice.
