Much has been talked in the papers recently concerning the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the smoking ban in Britain. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive tax cuts to help keep the industry alive. However can the online adaptation of this traditional game present a salvation, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar relative?
Bingo has been an age old game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had experienced a recent return in acceptance with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo parlors rather than the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to be reversed with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law across Britain.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public area will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favorite areas where many people like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo halls. Players have dropped and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Obviously they haven’t abandoned this classic game?
The answer is on the internet. People realise that they can participate in bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on online can never replace the communal part of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the law has left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little choice.
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