A lot has been written in the papers not long ago about the bingo industry being hit because of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However can the net variation of this quintessential game offer a lifeline, or might it not compare to its land based kin?
Bingo has been an ancient game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game lately had experienced a recent resurgence in appeal with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo parlours rather than the clubs on a weekend. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the cigarette ban around Britain.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public area will not be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favored locations where many people like to smoke.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo parlors. Players have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Certainly they haven’t abandoned this familiar game?
The answer is on the net. Players are now realizing that they can participate in bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a drink and cig and still enjoy huge jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on on the net is unlikely to replace the collective part of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the rules have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.
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