A lot has been stated in the press not long ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the smoking ban in Britain. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to assist in keeping the industry afloat. However will the net version of this quintessential game provide a escape, or will it in no way compare to its real life kin?
Bingo is an ancient game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had experienced a recent resurgence in appeal with younger people deciding to hit the bingo parlors rather than the clubs on a Friday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enacting of the cigarette ban around UK.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke while marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public places will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common places where folks enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plunged and the industry is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Surely they have not abandoned this classic game?
The answer is on the net. Players know that they can participate in bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and fag and in the end, enjoy big jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course gambling on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective part of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
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