Much has been reported in the press recently regarding the bingo industry being hit because of the cigarette ban in England. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive tax cuts to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But does the online variation of this classic game present a escape, or might it in no way compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo has been an classic game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game lately had seen a recent return in appeal with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo halls rather than the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to be reversed with the introduction of the anti smoking law across United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most common locations where players like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlours. Profits have plummeted and the industry is absolutely struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they haven’t given up on this age old game?
The answer is online. Gamblers realise that they can participate in bingo from their computer while enjoying a beverage and cig and still have a chance at monstrous jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course betting on on the web can never replace the communal aspect of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
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