An abundance has been stated in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the smoking ban in England. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big aid to assist in keeping the industry alive. But will the web variation of this quintessential game provide a lifeline, or will it in no way compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo has been an classic game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game lately had seen a recent comeback in popularity with younger people opting to visit the bingo parlours in place of the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enacting of the anti smoking law all over Britain.
Players will no longer be able to smoke while marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public areas will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favorite places where many people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Profits have plummeted and the business is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they haven’t forgotten this enduring game?
The answer is on the internet. Players realize that they can enjoy bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beer and fag and still have a chance at huge prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course gambling on online can never replace the communal portion of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the law has left a number of bingo players with little alternative.