A lot has been reported in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry struggling because of the cigarette ban in England. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However does the internet adaptation of this classic game offer a reprieve, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar relative?
Bingo is an familiar game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had seen a recent resurgence in appeal with younger people opting to visit 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 all over United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public places will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored areas where folks like to smoke.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo halls. Players have dropped and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Obviously they haven’t abandoned this age old game?
The answer is on the internet. People realise that they can bet on bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and smoke and in the end, have a chance at big jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on online can never replace the collective portion of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left many bingo players with no alternative.
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