An abundance has been reported in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hit because of the cigarette ban in England. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But does the online version of this traditional game offer a salvation, or will it never compare to its land based kin?
Bingo has been an familiar game historically played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game lately had experienced a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to be reversed with the enforcement of the cigarette ban throughout Britain.
No more will enthusiasts be permitted to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public locations will not be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favorite places where people enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Profits have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where have all the players gone? Surely they haven’t abandoned this classic game?
The answer is on the internet. People know that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beverage and cigarette and in the end, enjoy big prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course gambling on on the web could never replace the collective part of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the law has left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little option.