An abundance has been stated in the papers not long ago regarding the bingo industry struggling as a result of the anti cigarette law in England. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the net variation of this classic game present a escape, or might it not compare to its real life kin?
Bingo is an classic game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had witnessed a recent return in popularity with younger people deciding to hit the bingo parlours instead of the discos on a weekend. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law across UK.
No longer will gamblers be able to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favored areas where people enjoy smoking.
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 to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Of course they haven’t abandoned this ancient game?
The answer is online. Gamblers know that they can participate in bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a drink and cigarette and in the end, enjoy massive prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course playing on the net is unlikely to replace the communal portion of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the law has left many bingo players with little choice.