A lot has been written in the papers not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in England. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge aid to help keep the industry alive. However does the web adaptation of this quintessential game offer a reprieve, or might it not compare to its real life peer?
Bingo is an ancient game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game of late had witnessed a recent resurgence in appeal with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo parlours rather than the bars on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the enacting of the anti cigarette law around United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public places will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favored places where players enjoy smoking.
The results of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlors. Profits have dropped and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they have not cast aside this established game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers know that they can bet on bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beer and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at big cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course wagering on on the internet is unlikely to replace the communal aspect of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
