A lot has been written in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the anti smoking law in England. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But will the web version of this quintessential game provide a salvation, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar kin?
Bingo has been an age old game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game lately had undergone a recent comeback in acceptance with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo parlours instead of the discos on a weekend. All this is about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the cigarette ban all over England and Wales.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public location will not be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular areas where many people enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal 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? Obviously they haven’t cast aside this classic game?
The answer is on the web. People realize that they can play bingo from their computer while enjoying a beer and cig and in the end, have a chance at huge jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course betting on online can never replace the social portion of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.