A lot has been reported in the press not long ago about the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the anti smoking law in England. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the web adaptation of this quintessential game offer a lifeline, or might it never compare to its land based equivalent?
Bingo has been an age old game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had witnessed a recent resurgence in popularity with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo halls rather than the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to be reversed with the enforcement of the anti smoking law across United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public place will not be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favorite locations where players enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Obviously they have not cast aside this established game?
The answer is on the web. Players are now realizing that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and in the end, enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course wagering on on the internet could never replace the collective aspect of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the law has left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.
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