Much has been reported in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry struggling as a result of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge aid to assist in keeping the businesses alive. However does the online variation of this classic game offer a escape, or might it not compare to its land based opposite?
Bingo has been an ancient game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game of late had experienced a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger people opting to hit the bingo parlors rather than the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to be reversed with the enacting of the anti cigarette law throughout Britain.
No longer will players be able to smoke whilst marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public locations will not be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favored locations where people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo parlours. Players have plunged and the business is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Surely they haven’t given up on this age old game?
The answer is online. People are now realizing that they can participate in bingo from their computer while enjoying a cocktail and cig and still enjoy monstrous prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course wagering on on the net can never replace the communal part of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with no alternative.