A lot has been talked in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in the United Kingdom. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the online adaptation of this classic game offer a salvation, or might it not compare to its real life peer?
Bingo is an age old game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game lately had seen a recent return in popularity with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to be reversed with the introduction of the anti smoking law throughout United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke whilst marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public places will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite locations where players like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the smoking ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the business is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Of course they haven’t deserted this classic game?
The answer is on the internet. Gamblers realize that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a drink and fag and still enjoy massive jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course playing on the net is unlikely to replace the collective part of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with little choice.