An abundance has been written in the papers recently concerning the bingo industry being hurt because of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to help keep the industry alive. However does the web variation of this classic game present a escape, or will it not compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo is an enduring game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game lately had witnessed a recent comeback in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a weekend. All this is about to change with the legislating of the anti smoking law all over United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public place will not be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most common areas where many people enjoy smoking.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo halls. Profits have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Obviously they have not abandoned this familiar game?
The answer is online. Gamblers realize that they can participate in bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beer and smoke and in the end, have a chance at big jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course gambling on on the net can never replace the communal aspect of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a good many bingo players with little choice.