Much has been stated in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues because of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge aid to help keep the industry alive. However can the net variation of this traditional game present a lifeline, or will it in no way compare to its real life kin?
Bingo has been an familiar game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game lately had seen a recent comeback in popularity with younger people opting to visit the bingo parlours rather than the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the anti smoking law all over England and Wales.
Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public area will not be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favorite areas where people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo halls. Players have plummeted and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Certainly they haven’t given up on this established game?
The answer is on the internet. Players realize that they can play bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beverage and smoke and in the end, enjoy big cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course gambling on online can never replace the social aspect of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of people the rules have left a number of bingo players with little choice.
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