An abundance has been talked in the press not long ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the cigarette ban in Britain. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge aid to help keep the industry afloat. But does the net adaptation of this traditional game offer a reprieve, or might it in no way compare to its land based kin?
Bingo has been an established game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game recently had undergone a recent increase in acceptance with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a weekend. This is all about to be destroyed with the enacting of the cigarette ban around Britain.
No longer will gamblers be able to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public areas will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favored locations where many people like to smoke.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo parlors. Players have plummeted and the industry is absolutely fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Certainly they haven’t abandoned this familiar game?
The answer is on the net. Gamblers realize that they can wager on bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a drink and fag and in the end, have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on on the internet can never replace the collective portion of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the law has left a lot of bingo players with little option.
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