An abundance has been talked in the papers recently about the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in the United Kingdom. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big tax cuts to help keep the businesses afloat. However can the internet adaptation of this quintessential game present a salvation, or might it not compare to its land based peer?
Bingo has been an classic game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game of late had seen a recent comeback in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo halls instead of the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to change with the legislating of the anti cigarette law around United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke while dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public places will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored areas where people like to smoke.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Profits have dropped and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they have not forgotten this established game?
The answer is online. People are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and cigarette and still enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on on the net is unlikely to replace the collective portion of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with no choice.