A lot has been talked in the papers recently about the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the anti smoking law in Britain. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big aid to assist in keeping the businesses alive. However will the net version of this classic game provide a escape, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo is an established game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game recently had witnessed a recent resurgence in popularity with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo parlours rather than the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to change with the enacting of the cigarette ban throughout UK.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public place will not be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favored areas where people like to smoke.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo halls. Players have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Obviously they haven’t cast aside this classic game?
The answer is on the net. People are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and fag and still have a chance at big cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course playing on the net is unlikely to replace the collective portion of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little option.