An abundance has been talked in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry being hit because of the smoking ban in Britain. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive aid to assist in keeping the industry alive. But does the web variation of this classic game offer a salvation, or will it in no way compare to its land based kin?
Bingo has been an enduring game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game recently had undergone a recent return in popularity with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo halls in place of the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to change with the enforcement of the anti smoking law around UK.
No more will gamblers be allowed to smoke at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public location will not be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored places where people like to smoke.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo halls. Players have dropped and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Certainly they haven’t given up on this ancient game?
The answer is online. Players realise that they can play bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a drink and cig and still enjoy huge jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course betting on on the internet will never replace the communal part of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no choice.