A lot has been stated in the press not long ago about the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive tax cuts to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However can the web variation of this traditional game provide a reprieve, or might it never compare to its real life kin?
Bingo is an classic game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game lately had experienced a recent comeback in acceptance with younger people deciding to visit the bingo parlors in place of the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the anti smoking law around England and Wales.
No longer will players be able to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public places will not be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored places where folks like to smoke.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Profits have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Of course they haven’t given up on this enduring game?
The answer is on the net. Gamblers realise that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and cigarette and in the end, enjoy monstrous prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course playing on the internet is unlikely to replace the collective portion of going over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no option.
