An abundance has been stated in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hit as a result of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the web variation of this classic game offer a escape, or will it not compare to its real life relative?
Bingo is an enduring game historically enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game of late had undergone a recent return in acceptance with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo halls in place of the bars on a weekend. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the cigarette ban around Britain.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most common locations where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Of course they have not given up on this age old game?
The answer is on the net. Players realize that they can play bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beer and cig and in the end, enjoy big jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on on the web is unlikely to replace the social aspect of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the rules have left a good many bingo players with little option.