A lot has been reported in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry singing the blues because of the anti smoking law in England. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge tax cuts to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the internet adaptation of this classic game present a salvation, or might it never compare to its real life relative?
Bingo is an ancient game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game of late had seen a recent resurgence in appeal with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo parlors in place of the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enacting of the anti smoking law across Britain.
No more will enthusiasts be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public places will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite places where folks enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Players have plunged and the industry is absolutely struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Of course they have not cast aside this familiar game?
The answer is on the net. Gamblers realize that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and fag and in the end, enjoy massive jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on online is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the rules have left a good many bingo players with no alternative.
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