Much has been reported in the press not long ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the cigarette ban in Britain. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge tax cuts to help keep the industry afloat. But does the web variation of this classic game provide a salvation, or might it never compare to its real life relative?
Bingo is an classic game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game lately had undergone a recent comeback in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo halls rather than the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law across United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favorite areas where players enjoy smoking.
The results of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Profits have plummeted and the business is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Of course they haven’t cast aside this familiar game?
The answer is on the net. Gamblers realise that they can bet on bingo from their computer while enjoying a cocktail and smoke and in the end, have a chance at big jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course playing on the web is unlikely to replace the communal portion of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the rules have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.