A lot has been talked in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hit because of the anti cigarette law in England. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However can the online adaptation of this classic game present a escape, or will it never compare to its real life peer?
Bingo has been an age old game historically enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had undergone a recent return in popularity with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo halls instead of the clubs on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the enforcement of the anti smoking law all over United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public location will not be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favorite locations where many people enjoy smoking.
The results of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo halls. Numbers have dropped and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Of course they haven’t forgotten this established game?
The answer is on the net. Gamblers realize that they can enjoy bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and smoke and in the end, enjoy monstrous jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course betting on online is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.