A lot has been reported in the papers recently concerning the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in England. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge aid to assist in keeping the industry alive. However can the online version of this classic game provide a salvation, or will it not compare to its real life kin?
Bingo is an familiar game historically enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game recently had experienced a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger members of society opting to visit the bingo halls in place of the discos on a weekend. This is all about to be reversed with the enacting of the anti cigarette law throughout UK.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke while marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public area will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favored areas where many people enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the business is absolutely struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Of course they haven’t deserted this enduring game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers realise that they can gamble on bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a drink and cig and in the end, enjoy monstrous prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective portion of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the law has left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little choice.