A lot has been reported in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in England. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big aid to assist in keeping the industry alive. However will the net version of this quintessential game offer a salvation, or will it in no way compare to its land based relative?
Bingo is an classic game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game lately had witnessed a recent increase in appeal with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo parlours instead of the bars on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the enacting of the anti smoking law throughout United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most popular locations where players enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlors. Players have dropped and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they have not given up on this age old game?
The answer is on the internet. Gamblers realize that they can bet on bingo using their computer while enjoying a drink and cig and in the end, have a chance at big prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course playing on the net can never replace the social part of going over to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.