An abundance has been stated in the papers recently concerning the bingo industry struggling as a result of the smoking ban in Britain. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However can the internet variation of this traditional game offer a lifeline, or might it in no way compare to its land based peer?
Bingo is an enduring game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had undergone a recent comeback in popularity with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo halls rather than the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to be reversed with the introduction of the cigarette ban throughout UK.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke while dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public location will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite locations where players enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Players have dropped and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where have all the players gone? Of course they haven’t forgotten this ancient game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers realize that they can gamble on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and cigarette and still have a chance at huge prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course betting on on the net can never replace the collective part of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little choice.