An abundance has been stated in the press recently regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge tax breaks to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the net variation of this quintessential game provide a escape, or will it in no way compare to its land based equivalent?
Bingo has been an established game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game lately had seen a recent comeback in acceptance with younger men and women opting to go to the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the enacting of the smoking ban throughout United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke while marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favorite areas where many people enjoy smoking.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Profits have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where did the players go? Of course they haven’t deserted this age old game?
The answer is on the web. Players realize that they can participate in bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and smoke and in the end, enjoy massive prizes. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on online will never replace the social part of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the rules have left many bingo players with little alternative.
