A lot has been reported in the press not long ago about the bingo industry being hit as a result of the anti smoking law in England. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But can the internet adaptation of this quintessential game offer a salvation, or might it in no way compare to its land based equivalent?
Bingo has been an familiar game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had seen a recent comeback in popularity with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo halls instead of the clubs on a Friday night. This is all about to be reversed with the enacting of the anti cigarette law around United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public places will not be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite places where many people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlours. Numbers have dropped and the industry is literally fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Surely they haven’t abandoned this classic game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers are now realizing that they can bet on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and fag and in the end, enjoy huge cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course playing online is unlikely to replace the collective part of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
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