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A lot has been talked in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hit because of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive aid to help keep the businesses alive. However will the web version of this classic game provide a lifeline, or will it not compare to its land based kin?
Bingo has been an ancient game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game recently had undergone a recent comeback in popularity with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to be reversed with the legislating of the anti cigarette law across England and Wales.
No longer will players be permitted to smoke while dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most popular locations where people enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlors. Profits have plunged and the industry is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they have not given up on this ancient game?
The answer is on the web. Players are now realizing that they can gamble on bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a drink and cig and still have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course playing online is unlikely to replace the collective portion of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the rules have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.
