An abundance has been talked in the press not long ago about the bingo industry being hit because of the anti smoking law in England. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive aid to help keep the businesses alive. However does the web adaptation of this classic game provide a lifeline, or will it not compare to its real life peer?
Bingo has been an classic game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game recently had undergone a recent comeback in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo halls in place of the discos on a Saturday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the cigarette ban across United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public place will not be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most popular places where many people like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlours. Profits have plummeted and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Of course they haven’t given up on this ancient game?
The answer is on the internet. People realize that they can bet on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and cig and still enjoy big prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course betting on online could never replace the communal aspect of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left many bingo players with no alternative.
