An abundance has been stated in the press recently regarding the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the cigarette ban in England. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax breaks to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But will the internet adaptation of this quintessential game provide a escape, or might it not compare to its real life peer?
Bingo is an enduring game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game lately had seen a recent return in appeal with younger people deciding to go to the bingo halls rather than the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to be reversed with the enacting of the anti smoking law around Britain.
No longer will players be able to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public area will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favorite areas where people like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they have not deserted this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. Players know that they can play bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and cig and in the end, enjoy massive jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course playing online is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.
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