A lot has been stated in the papers not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge aid to help keep the industry afloat. However does the net version of this traditional game present a reprieve, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar kin?
Bingo is an established game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game of late had undergone a recent return in acceptance with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo parlors instead of the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the enforcement of the cigarette ban all over England and Wales.
No longer will enthusiasts be allowed to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public locations will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite areas where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo parlours. Profits have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Surely they haven’t cast aside this established game?
The answer is on the net. People realise that they can participate in bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and smoke and in the end, enjoy big cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on on the internet can never replace the collective part of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no option.