An abundance has been stated in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry struggling because of the smoking ban in the United Kingdom. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big aid to assist in keeping the industry alive. But will the web version of this quintessential game offer a escape, or will it in no way compare to its land based opposite?
Bingo has been an classic game historically played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game of late had experienced a recent comeback in appeal with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo parlours rather than the clubs on a Friday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law throughout Britain.
No longer will gamblers be permitted to smoke whilst marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public locations will not be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favored areas where people like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plummeted and the industry is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Certainly they have not deserted this classic game?
The answer is on the web. People realize that they can participate in bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a drink and smoke and in the end, enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course betting on on the web can never replace the social portion of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with little alternative.