A lot has been reported in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hit as a result of the anti cigarette law in the United Kingdom. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the net variation of this quintessential game offer a salvation, or will it not compare to its land based peer?
Bingo is an classic game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game of late had witnessed a recent resurgence in popularity with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlors in place of the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to be reversed with the introduction of the cigarette ban all over United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite areas where folks enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plummeted and the industry is absolutely fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Surely they haven’t cast aside this established game?
The answer is on the net. People are now realizing that they can participate in bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beer and cigarette and still have a chance at massive prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course gambling on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective part of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the law has left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little choice.