An abundance has been written in the press not long ago about the bingo industry struggling as a result of the smoking ban in Britain. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to assist in keeping the businesses alive. However will the net adaptation of this quintessential game present a salvation, or might it not compare to its real life relative?
Bingo has been an familiar game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game lately had experienced a recent comeback in appeal with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo halls in place of the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the legislating of the anti smoking law throughout UK.
No more will enthusiasts be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public area will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favored locations where players enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Of course they have not given up on this classic game?
The answer is on the internet. People realize that they can gamble on bingo from their computer while enjoying a drink and smoke and in the end, have a chance at monstrous prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on on the net is unlikely to replace the collective part of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no choice.