Much has been stated in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hit as a result of the anti smoking law in the United Kingdom. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However will the web adaptation of this classic game provide a escape, or will it not compare to its land based equivalent?
Bingo is an classic game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game of late had seen a recent comeback in appeal with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo halls in place of the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enacting of the cigarette ban around England and Wales.
No longer will enthusiasts be allowed to smoke while marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favored locations where players enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo parlors. Profits have plunged and the industry is literally struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not forgotten this ancient game?
The answer is online. People know that they can gamble on bingo from their computer while enjoying a drink and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at monstrous prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on on the web is unlikely to replace the communal part of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the law has left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
