An abundance has been talked in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry struggling because of the anti smoking law in England. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the web variation of this classic game provide a lifeline, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo has been an ancient game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game recently had experienced a recent comeback in appeal with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo parlors instead of the clubs on a Friday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enacting of the smoking ban around England and Wales.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public places will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favored places where many people like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Profits have plummeted and the business is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Certainly they haven’t deserted this enduring game?
The answer is on the net. Gamblers realize that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at big jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course playing on the net is unlikely to replace the communal aspect of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with no choice.
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