A lot has been talked in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt because of the cigarette ban in Britain. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However does the net version of this classic game provide a salvation, or might it in no way compare to its real life relative?
Bingo is an established game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game recently had undergone a recent return in popularity with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to be reversed with the enacting of the cigarette ban all over UK.
No longer will enthusiasts be able to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public locations will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored areas where players enjoy smoking.
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 plummeted and the industry is literally struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Certainly they have not given up on this familiar game?
The answer is on the net. People know that they can participate in bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beer and fag and still have a chance at big cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on on the net could never replace the collective aspect of going over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of men and women the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little choice.