Much has been talked in the press not long ago about the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to assist in keeping the businesses alive. However will the net version of this quintessential game offer a salvation, or might it not compare to its land based relative?
Bingo is an established game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had experienced a recent resurgence in popularity with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlours rather than the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to be reversed with the introduction of the cigarette ban across UK.
No longer will enthusiasts be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public places will not be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored locations where folks enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Of course they have not cast aside this familiar game?
The answer is on the web. People realize that they can wager on bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and fag and still have a chance at monstrous jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on on the internet will never replace the communal part of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with no alternative.