An abundance has been stated in the papers recently concerning the bingo industry singing the blues because of the anti smoking law in England. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive tax cuts to help keep the industry afloat. But can the online variation of this traditional game present a salvation, or might it not compare to its land based peer?
Bingo has been an classic game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game lately had seen a recent comeback in acceptance with younger people deciding to hit the bingo parlors instead of the bars on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the introduction of the smoking ban around UK.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public places will not be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite areas where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo parlors. Players have plummeted and the business is absolutely struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Of course they have not cast aside this established game?
The answer is on the web. Players realize that they can play bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and smoke and in the end, have a chance at big jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on online is unlikely to replace the social aspect of going over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the rules have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.
