An abundance has been talked in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in England. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge tax cuts to help keep the industry afloat. But can the internet adaptation of this classic game offer a reprieve, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo is an ancient game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game lately had undergone a recent resurgence in appeal with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo parlors in place of the discos on a Saturday night. All this is about to be reversed with the legislating of the anti smoking law across UK.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public area will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most common locations where many people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo halls. Numbers have plunged and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Certainly they haven’t cast aside this ancient game?
The answer is on the internet. Players realise that they can participate in bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and cig and still enjoy monstrous prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course gambling on online is unlikely to replace the collective portion of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of players the law has left a number of bingo players with little option.
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