Much has been talked in the papers not long ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big aid to help keep the industry afloat. However does the web variation of this traditional game provide a reprieve, or will it in no way compare to its land based relative?
Bingo is an established game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game lately had experienced a recent resurgence in appeal with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo parlors in place of the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to be reversed with the legislating of the anti cigarette law across United Kingdom.
No more will players be allowed to smoke at the same time marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favorite locations where players enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlours. Players have dropped and the industry is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Surely they have not given up on this enduring game?
The answer is on the internet. People are now realizing that they can participate in bingo from their computer while enjoying a cocktail and fag and still enjoy huge jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course wagering on online will never replace the communal portion of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a lot of bingo players with little alternative.