An abundance has been written in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the cigarette ban in Britain. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However can the internet version of this classic game offer a escape, or will it never compare to its real life peer?
Bingo is an ancient game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had seen a recent comeback in popularity with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo parlors instead of the clubs on a weekend. This is all about to be reversed with the enacting of the cigarette ban across United Kingdom.
No more will gamblers be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public place will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favored places where folks enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Obviously they haven’t deserted this classic game?
The answer is on the web. Players know that they can participate in bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and fag and in the end, enjoy monstrous jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course wagering on on the net is unlikely to replace the collective part of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a good many bingo players with little choice.