An abundance has been talked in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues because of the anti smoking law in Britain. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the internet adaptation of this traditional game provide a lifeline, or might it not compare to its real life peer?
Bingo is an established game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game recently had undergone a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo halls in place of the bars on a weekend. This is all about to change with the introduction of the smoking ban all over Britain.
No more will players be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public locations will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most common areas where people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Profits have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Obviously they have not deserted this classic game?
The answer is on the web. People know that they can gamble on bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and fag and in the end, enjoy massive prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course gambling on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a number of bingo players with little alternative.