Much has been reported in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry struggling as a result of the cigarette ban in the UK. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive tax cuts to help keep the industry afloat. However will the web variation of this classic game provide a reprieve, or will it in no way compare to its real life kin?
Bingo is an age old game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game lately had experienced a recent comeback in appeal with younger members of society opting to visit the bingo parlors instead of the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to be reversed with the introduction of the anti cigarette law all over UK.
No longer will enthusiasts be able to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common areas where folks enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Numbers have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Certainly they have not deserted this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. People are now realizing that they can play bingo using their computer while enjoying a beverage and smoke and in the end, have a chance at huge jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course gambling on online can never replace the communal part of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left many bingo players with little alternative.