A lot has been written in the press recently concerning the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. But does the online adaptation of this traditional game provide a reprieve, or will it not compare to its real life peer?
Bingo is an familiar game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had experienced a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger people opting to visit the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to be reversed with the legislating of the cigarette ban throughout UK.
No longer will players be allowed to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public location will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most popular places where many people enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo halls. Players have plummeted and the industry is literally struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Surely they haven’t cast aside this enduring game?
The answer is on the internet. Players are now realizing that they can wager on bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and cigarette and still enjoy big jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course gambling on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective portion of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with no option.
