A lot has been reported in the papers recently concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in England. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax cuts to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However does the web version of this traditional game present a escape, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar kin?
Bingo is an classic game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game recently had witnessed a recent return in appeal with younger people deciding to hit the bingo parlours instead of the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the anti cigarette law all over Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke at the same time marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public places will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most common places where players like to smoke.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlours. Profits have dropped and the industry is absolutely struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Surely they haven’t cast aside this established game?
The answer is on the net. Gamblers realise that they can gamble on bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at big cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course wagering on online can never replace the collective part of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the rules have left many bingo enthusiasts with no choice.
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