An abundance has been talked in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the cigarette ban in England. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax cuts to assist in keeping the businesses alive. However does the web version of this traditional game present a salvation, or will it in no way compare to its real life equivalent?
Bingo is an ancient game historically enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game lately had experienced a recent comeback in acceptance with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo halls rather than the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the cigarette ban throughout UK.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke at the same time marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most popular locations where people like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo halls. Profits have plummeted and the business is absolutely struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not cast aside this classic game?
The answer is on the web. Players are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo from their computer while enjoying a beer and smoke and still have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on on the web could never replace the collective part of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with no alternative.