A lot has been written in the press recently regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax cuts to help keep the businesses afloat. However can the internet version of this traditional game provide a escape, or might it never compare to its land based peer?
Bingo is an familiar game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game recently had undergone a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo halls in place of the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the introduction of the anti cigarette law throughout Britain.
No more will players be permitted to smoke at the same time marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most popular places where players like to smoke.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Players have plunged and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Of course they have not deserted this classic game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers realise that they can wager on bingo from their computer while enjoying a cocktail and fag and in the end, enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course betting on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the rules have left a number of bingo players with no option.
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