An abundance has been talked in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hit because of the smoking ban in England. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive tax cuts to help keep the industry afloat. However can the online variation of this classic game provide a lifeline, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo has been an established game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game lately had witnessed a recent increase in appeal with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo parlours rather than the bars on a weekend. This is all about to be reversed with the legislating of the anti cigarette law across Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public location will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored places where many people enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo halls. Numbers have dropped and the business is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Certainly they have not deserted this classic game?
The answer is on the net. Players know that they can enjoy bingo using their computer while enjoying a drink and smoke and still enjoy massive prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on on the internet will never replace the communal aspect of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a lot of bingo players with no alternative.