Much has been talked in the press recently concerning the bingo industry singing the blues because of the cigarette ban in Britain. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to assist in keeping the businesses alive. But can the online variation of this traditional game present a escape, or might it in no way compare to its real life equivalent?
Bingo has been an enduring game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had experienced a recent resurgence in popularity with younger people opting to hit the bingo halls in place of the clubs on a weekend. This is all about to be reversed with the introduction of the smoking ban around England and Wales.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public place will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite places where many people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Surely they haven’t deserted this familiar game?
The answer is online. Gamblers realise that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beer and cig and still enjoy monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on on the web can never replace the social aspect of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the law has left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little choice.
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