Much has been talked in the press recently about the bingo industry being hit because of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge tax cuts to help keep the businesses afloat. However does the online adaptation of this traditional game present a reprieve, or might it in no way compare to its real life peer?
Bingo has been an enduring game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game lately had witnessed a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger men and women opting to go to the bingo parlors in place of the bars on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the legislating of the cigarette ban across UK.
Players will no longer be able to smoke while marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public places will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common areas where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Obviously they haven’t deserted this ancient game?
The answer is online. Players are now realizing that they can bet on bingo using their computer while enjoying a beer and smoke and in the end, enjoy monstrous jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course betting on on the net is unlikely to replace the collective portion of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.