An abundance has been written in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hit as a result of the cigarette ban in Britain. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge aid to assist in keeping the industry afloat. But can the net version of this classic game offer a escape, or might it never compare to its real life relative?
Bingo has been an established game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game of late had experienced a recent return in popularity with younger members of society opting to hit the bingo parlours in place of the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the anti smoking law around Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke whilst marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public location will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored locations where many people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not forgotten this ancient game?
The answer is online. Gamblers realise that they can bet on bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a drink and cig and still have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course gambling on on the web is unlikely to replace the communal part of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with no choice.
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