An abundance has been written in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in the United Kingdom. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to assist in keeping the businesses alive. But does the web variation of this classic game offer a lifeline, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar kin?
Bingo has been an classic game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game recently had witnessed a recent comeback in acceptance with younger people opting to visit the bingo parlors rather than the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the smoking ban around United Kingdom.
No more will gamblers be permitted to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public places will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most common areas where players like to smoke.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plummeted and the business is literally fighting for its life. But where have all the players gone? Of course they haven’t forgotten this age old game?
The answer is online. Players realize that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and still enjoy massive jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course betting on online could never replace the communal part of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.