An abundance has been stated in the papers not long ago about the bingo industry singing the blues because of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to help keep the industry alive. However can the net variation of this traditional game provide a escape, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo has been an ancient game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game recently had seen a recent comeback in acceptance with younger members of society opting to hit the bingo halls instead of the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the smoking ban all over Britain.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes while marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public area will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite locations where many people like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlours. Players have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Surely they have not abandoned this ancient game?
The answer is online. Players realize that they can participate in bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and cig and in the end, enjoy huge cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course playing on the web could never replace the communal part of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the law has left a good many bingo players with little option.