Much has been reported in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the anti smoking law in the United Kingdom. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive tax cuts to help keep the businesses alive. However does the web variation of this classic game provide a salvation, or will it not compare to its land based relative?
Bingo has been an age old game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had undergone a recent increase in appeal with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the enacting of the anti smoking law all over Britain.
No longer will gamblers be able to puff on cigarettes while marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public places will not be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favorite areas where players enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they have not abandoned this enduring game?
The answer is on the web. People are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and smoke and still enjoy massive jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course betting on online can never replace the collective part of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left many bingo players with little alternative.