A lot has been stated in the press recently about the bingo industry struggling because of the cigarette ban in England. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. But does the online version of this classic game offer a salvation, or will it never compare to its real life equivalent?
Bingo has been an ancient game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game lately had witnessed a recent resurgence in popularity with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo halls instead of the bars on a weekend. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the smoking ban all over Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke at the same time marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favored areas where people like to smoke.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo halls. Players have plunged and the industry is literally fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Certainly they have not forgotten this established game?
The answer is on the web. People realise that they can participate in bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cig and still have a chance at big jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course playing online can never replace the collective portion of going down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with no alternative.
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