An abundance has been talked in the press recently about the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big tax cuts to help keep the businesses alive. But will the net version of this classic game present a salvation, or might it in no way compare to its land based kin?
Bingo is an familiar game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game lately had witnessed a recent comeback in popularity with younger people opting to visit the bingo parlours in place of the clubs on a weekend. This is all about to be reversed with the enacting of the cigarette ban all over United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public location will not be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favorite areas where many people enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Players have dropped and the industry is literally fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Obviously they haven’t abandoned this classic game?
The answer is online. People are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and fag and in the end, have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on on the internet is unlikely to replace the social part of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of people the law has left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no option.