Much has been talked in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry struggling as a result of the cigarette ban in England. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax cuts to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But can the internet adaptation of this classic game present a escape, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?
Bingo has been an ancient game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had experienced a recent return in appeal with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo parlours in place of the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the introduction of the cigarette ban around UK.
No more will players be allowed to smoke at the same time dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public location will not be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most popular areas where many people enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo halls. Numbers have dropped and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Of course they haven’t deserted this ancient game?
The answer is online. Players realize that they can enjoy bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beer and cig and in the end, have a chance at big cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on online is unlikely to replace the collective part of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the law has left a number of bingo players with no choice.
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