A lot has been stated in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hit as a result of the anti smoking law in Britain. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. But will the online variation of this quintessential game provide a salvation, or might it never compare to its real life kin?
Bingo is an enduring game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game lately had seen a recent comeback in appeal with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo parlors rather than the discos on a Saturday night. All this is about to be reversed with the enacting of the anti smoking law across United Kingdom.
No more will players be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public places will not be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored places where players enjoy smoking.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Of course they haven’t abandoned this ancient game?
The answer is on the net. Players realize that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a cocktail and cig and still have a chance at huge prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course betting on online is unlikely to replace the communal part of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the law has left a lot of bingo players with little alternative.