An abundance has been stated in the papers not long ago concerning the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the smoking ban in the United Kingdom. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the web version of this quintessential game present a lifeline, or might it never compare to its real life relative?
Bingo has been an age old game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game lately had witnessed a recent return in popularity with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlours instead of the bars on a Friday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the introduction of the anti cigarette law throughout Britain.
Players will no longer be able to smoke while marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public location will not be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most common places where many people enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Of course they haven’t forgotten this established game?
The answer is on the net. Gamblers realize that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and smoke and in the end, enjoy big cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course wagering on online is unlikely to replace the communal part of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left a number of bingo players with no alternative.