An abundance has been stated in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But does the internet adaptation of this quintessential game offer a reprieve, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar kin?
Bingo has been an familiar game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game recently had experienced a recent return in appeal with younger people deciding to visit the bingo parlours rather than the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to be reversed with the introduction of the anti cigarette law all over England and Wales.
No more will enthusiasts be permitted to smoke while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public places will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favorite areas where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Certainly they have not abandoned this age old game?
The answer is on the net. Players know that they can play bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and fag and in the end, enjoy monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course playing on the web could never replace the communal portion of going over to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the law has left many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.
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