A lot has been talked in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hit as a result of the anti smoking law in the United Kingdom. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the web variation of this classic game offer a reprieve, or will it in no way compare to its land based kin?
Bingo is an classic game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game lately had witnessed a recent increase in acceptance with younger members of society opting to hit the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the anti cigarette law across Britain.
No more will players be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public location will not be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored locations where people enjoy smoking.
The results of the smoking ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlours. Players have plunged and the industry is absolutely fighting for its life. But where did the players go? Surely they have not forgotten this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. Players realize that they can play bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and cig and still have a chance at monstrous prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course playing on the web can never replace the collective aspect of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.