Much has been talked in the papers not long ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the anti smoking law in Britain. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But does the web adaptation of this traditional game present a escape, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?
Bingo is an classic game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had seen a recent increase in popularity with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlours in place of the bars on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the legislating of the cigarette ban all over United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public area will not be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favorite places where people enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the business is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they haven’t deserted this familiar game?
The answer is online. Players are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo using their computer while enjoying a cocktail and cig and in the end, have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course playing online is unlikely to replace the communal part of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the law has left a lot of bingo players with little choice.
