An abundance has been stated in the press recently about the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the anti smoking law in the UK. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But does the net version of this traditional game present a reprieve, or will it not compare to its land based kin?
Bingo has been an familiar game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game lately had seen a recent comeback in acceptance with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the introduction of the cigarette ban all over United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be able to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most common places where players enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlours. Profits have plunged and the business is absolutely fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Surely they have not cast aside this established game?
The answer is on the net. Players realize that they can enjoy bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and fag and in the end, have a chance at big jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on on the internet is unlikely to replace the social part of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.
