An abundance has been reported in the papers not long ago regarding the bingo industry struggling as a result of the anti smoking law in the United Kingdom. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the online adaptation of this quintessential game provide a reprieve, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo is an ancient game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game lately had undergone a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo halls rather than the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to change with the enacting of the anti cigarette law throughout England and Wales.
Players will no longer be able to smoke whilst marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public locations will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored areas where folks like to smoke.
The results of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo halls. Players have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Of course they have not deserted this age old game?
The answer is on the web. People realize that they can bet on bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and cig and still have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course betting on on the web will never replace the communal aspect of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a good many bingo players with no choice.
