Much has been reported in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry being hit because of the smoking ban in the UK. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive tax cuts to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But will the online variation of this classic game provide a reprieve, or will it in no way compare to its land based relative?
Bingo has been an established game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game recently had experienced a recent return in acceptance with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to change with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law around UK.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored locations where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Profits have plunged and the business is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Obviously they have not deserted this age old game?
The answer is on the net. Gamblers know that they can participate in bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and fag and in the end, have a chance at huge prizes. This is a recent development and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on on the web could never replace the social aspect of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the law has left a lot of bingo players with no option.
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