An abundance has been talked in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues because of the anti cigarette law in England. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax cuts to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the internet adaptation of this traditional game present a lifeline, or will it in no way compare to its real life peer?
Bingo has been an age old game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game of late had undergone a recent return in popularity with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo parlors instead of the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the introduction of the cigarette ban all over United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke whilst marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public places will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most common areas where many people like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Numbers have dropped and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Obviously they have not forgotten this ancient game?
The answer is on the net. People realize that they can gamble on bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and in the end, enjoy massive jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course gambling on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective part of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the law has left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no choice.
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