Much has been reported in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry struggling as a result of the anti smoking law in England. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge aid to help keep the businesses alive. However can the online version of this classic game present a reprieve, or will it not compare to its real life peer?
Bingo is an ancient game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game of late had witnessed a recent increase in popularity with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo parlors in place of the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the enacting of the anti smoking law around United Kingdom.
No longer will gamblers be able to smoke while marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public area will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favored locations where players enjoy smoking.
The results of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plunged and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Of course they have not abandoned this established game?
The answer is on the internet. Gamblers are now realizing that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a drink and smoke and in the end, enjoy massive jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course betting on on the net can never replace the social part of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no option.