Much has been reported in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues because of the cigarette ban in Britain. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However can the internet variation of this quintessential game present a escape, or might it never compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo is an established game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game recently had experienced a recent return in appeal with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo halls instead of the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to be reversed with the enacting of the cigarette ban across United Kingdom.
No longer will gamblers be permitted to smoke at the same time dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most popular areas where players enjoy smoking.
The results of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plunged and the business is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not forgotten this age old game?
The answer is online. Gamblers are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and smoke and in the end, enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course wagering on online is unlikely to replace the communal part of going over to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.
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