Much has been reported in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hit because of the anti smoking law in England. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge tax cuts to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However will the web variation of this classic game present a salvation, or might it not compare to its real life peer?
Bingo is an ancient game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game lately had seen a recent return in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo parlors rather than the discos on a Saturday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the introduction of the anti cigarette law all over England and Wales.
No more will players be allowed to smoke at the same time dabbing numbers. Starting 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 locations where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the smoking ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo parlours. Profits have plunged and the business is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they have not forgotten this familiar game?
The answer is online. Players realize that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a cocktail and fag and still enjoy monstrous jackpots. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on on the net is unlikely to replace the collective part of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of men and women the law has left a lot of bingo players with little option.