A lot has been stated in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry struggling because of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax cuts to assist in keeping the industry afloat. However can the online adaptation of this classic game provide a salvation, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo is an classic game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game lately had undergone a recent resurgence in appeal with younger people deciding to hit the bingo parlors instead of the discos on a weekend. All this is about to change with the introduction of the anti smoking law across Britain.
No more will enthusiasts be able to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public location will not be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored places where players like to smoke.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the business is absolutely fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Obviously they haven’t deserted this age old game?
The answer is on the web. Players are now realizing that they can bet on bingo from their computer while enjoying a drink and cig and still enjoy big cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course gambling on online could never replace the communal aspect of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with little alternative.
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