Much has been reported in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the cigarette ban in Britain. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the net version of this traditional game provide a lifeline, or will it not compare to its land based peer?
Bingo has been an enduring game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game lately had seen a recent comeback in acceptance with younger members of society opting to visit the bingo parlors instead of the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the smoking ban all over United Kingdom.
No longer will gamblers be able to smoke at the same time dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public area will not be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favorite areas where many people like to smoke.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Players have dropped and the industry is absolutely struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Of course they have not given up on this classic game?
The answer is on the web. Players are now realizing that they can play bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and fag and still enjoy massive jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course playing on the internet will never replace the communal portion of going over to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the rules have left many bingo players with no option.
