An abundance has been stated in the press recently regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the anti cigarette law in England. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to assist in keeping the industry alive. However does the net version of this traditional game provide a lifeline, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo is an established game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game recently had seen a recent resurgence in popularity with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo parlors in place of the bars on a Friday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the enacting of the cigarette ban all over England and Wales.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke at the same time marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public place will not be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite areas where players enjoy smoking.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Profits have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they haven’t deserted this classic game?
The answer is on the net. People realize that they can participate in bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and fag and still have a chance at monstrous jackpots. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course betting on online could never replace the communal aspect of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no option.