An abundance has been reported in the press recently regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the smoking ban in the United Kingdom. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big aid to assist in keeping the industry afloat. But does the web adaptation of this traditional game offer a reprieve, or will it never compare to its real life kin?
Bingo is an familiar game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game of late had experienced a recent comeback in popularity with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo halls rather than the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the anti smoking law around UK.
No more will enthusiasts be allowed to smoke whilst marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public places will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favorite areas where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo parlors. Players have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where did the players go? Of course they haven’t cast aside this familiar game?
The answer is on the net. People are now realizing that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and cigarette and still have a chance at big prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course wagering on on the web will never replace the collective portion of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no choice.
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