Much has been talked in the papers not long ago regarding the bingo industry struggling as a result of the anti cigarette law in the United Kingdom. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive aid to assist in keeping the businesses alive. However does the net variation of this classic game provide a reprieve, or might it in no way compare to its real life kin?
Bingo is an age old game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game of late had experienced a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger people opting to hit the bingo parlors instead of the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to be reversed with the enforcement of the anti smoking law all over England and Wales.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored places where folks like to smoke.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlours. Profits have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Obviously they have not cast aside this familiar game?
The answer is on the net. Gamblers are now realizing that they can participate in bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and fag and in the end, have a chance at massive prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course playing on the web is unlikely to replace the collective part of going over to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no choice.