A lot has been talked in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry struggling as a result of the anti smoking law in England. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax cuts to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But can the web version of this classic game offer a lifeline, or might it never compare to its land based kin?
Bingo is an enduring game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game of late had experienced a recent increase in appeal with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlours rather than the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the enacting of the anti smoking law around Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most popular places where players like to smoke.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the business is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Of course they haven’t given up on this enduring game?
The answer is on the net. Gamblers know that they can bet on bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and smoke and still enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective part of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no option.