Much has been written in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the cigarette ban in England. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the web variation of this quintessential game offer a salvation, or might it never compare to its real life kin?
Bingo is an enduring game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had witnessed a recent increase in popularity with younger people deciding to visit the bingo parlours rather than the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the introduction of the anti cigarette law around Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public locations will not be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored areas where many people like to smoke.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plummeted and the business is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Certainly they have not given up on this established game?
The answer is on the net. People know that they can participate in bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and cig and in the end, have a chance at big cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on on the net could never replace the collective portion of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the rules have left a good many bingo players with no choice.