An abundance has been talked in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry singing the blues because of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive aid to help keep the businesses alive. However can the web variation of this quintessential game present a escape, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar kin?
Bingo has been an ancient game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game recently had witnessed a recent increase in appeal with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to change with the enforcement of the cigarette ban around Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke at the same time dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite areas where many people like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo parlours. Players have plunged and the industry is absolutely fighting for its life. But where did the players go? Obviously they have not cast aside this ancient game?
The answer is on the internet. Gamblers know that they can wager on bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beer and smoke and still have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on on the internet could never replace the social part of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the rules have left a good many bingo players with little option.