An abundance has been reported in the papers not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hit because of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge tax cuts to assist in keeping the businesses alive. However will the online variation of this classic game present a escape, or will it not compare to its real life peer?
Bingo is an established game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game recently had seen a recent resurgence in appeal with younger men and women opting to go to the bingo parlours in place of the bars on a Friday night. All this is about to be reversed with the enacting of the anti cigarette law across Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke while marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public locations will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most common places where people like to smoke.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo halls. Players have plummeted and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Of course they have not given up on this familiar game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers know that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and still have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course wagering on on the web could never replace the social part of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of people the rules have left a number of bingo players with no option.