An abundance has been talked in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to assist in keeping the businesses alive. However does the web variation of this traditional game offer a reprieve, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo is an established game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game recently had undergone a recent comeback in appeal with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo parlors in place of the bars on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the cigarette ban around United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be able to smoke whilst marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most common places where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo halls. Profits have dropped and the industry is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Of course they haven’t forgotten this ancient game?
The answer is on the internet. People know that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and still have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on on the web could never replace the social aspect of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the rules have left a lot of bingo players with no choice.
