An abundance has been written in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hit because of the cigarette ban in Britain. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to help keep the businesses afloat. But does the web adaptation of this classic game provide a escape, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar kin?
Bingo is an familiar game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game lately had seen a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo parlours rather than the bars on a weekend. All this is about to change with the enforcement of the anti smoking law all over UK.
No longer will enthusiasts be permitted to smoke at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public areas will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most common locations where people like to smoke.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the business is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Obviously they have not abandoned this familiar game?
The answer is on the net. Players realise that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beer and fag and still enjoy huge prizes. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on online can never replace the social aspect of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with no choice.
