Much has been stated in the press recently regarding the bingo industry singing the blues because of the cigarette ban in Britain. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However does the online variation of this traditional game present a escape, or might it in no way compare to its real life kin?
Bingo has been an established game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game of late had witnessed a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo halls instead of the clubs on a Friday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the legislating of the anti cigarette law around UK.
No longer will players be permitted to smoke while marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public locations will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite areas where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlors. Numbers have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Surely they have not deserted this classic game?
The answer is on the internet. People realise that they can participate in bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a drink and fag and in the end, enjoy monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on online is unlikely to replace the collective portion of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the law has left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no option.