A lot has been talked in the press recently concerning the bingo industry being hit because of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to help keep the businesses afloat. However does the internet adaptation of this traditional game offer a escape, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo is an familiar game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game lately had witnessed a recent return in popularity with younger people opting to visit the bingo parlours in place of the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the smoking ban throughout Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public area will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favorite locations where folks enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo parlors. Profits have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Certainly they have not forgotten this familiar game?
The answer is on the web. Players are now realizing that they can bet on bingo using their computer while enjoying a cocktail and cig and still enjoy massive prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on on the net could never replace the collective part of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the rules have left a number of bingo players with little alternative.
