Much has been reported in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hit because of the anti smoking law in Britain. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive tax cuts to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the net variation of this classic game present a escape, or will it not compare to its land based peer?
Bingo is an age old game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had experienced a recent increase in popularity with younger men and women opting to go to the bingo halls rather than the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to be reversed with the introduction of the smoking ban around United Kingdom.
No longer will players be permitted to smoke at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public places will not be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored areas where many people enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plummeted and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Of course they haven’t deserted this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. Gamblers realize that they can bet on bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and fag and in the end, have a chance at monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course wagering on on the web can never replace the collective aspect of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with no option.