An abundance has been stated in the press recently about the bingo industry singing the blues because of the cigarette ban in the UK. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big tax breaks to help keep the industry afloat. But does the online version of this quintessential game offer a reprieve, or might it in no way compare to its real life relative?
Bingo has been an established game historically enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game lately had witnessed a recent increase in acceptance with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the legislating of the anti smoking law around UK.
No more will gamblers be permitted to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favorite places where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Obviously they have not forgotten this established game?
The answer is on the net. People realise that they can play bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and fag and still enjoy huge jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course wagering on online is unlikely to replace the communal portion of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a number of bingo players with little alternative.