An abundance has been written in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry struggling because of the smoking ban in Britain. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax cuts to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But does the web version of this classic game provide a salvation, or might it not compare to its real life equivalent?
Bingo has been an classic game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game lately had experienced a recent comeback in acceptance with younger people opting to visit the bingo halls rather than the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the introduction of the cigarette ban across United Kingdom.
No longer will gamblers be allowed to smoke while marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favored places where folks like to smoke.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the business is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Of course they haven’t forgotten this familiar game?
The answer is on the net. Players know that they can gamble on bingo using their computer while enjoying a beer and cigarette and in the end, enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course wagering on on the net could never replace the social part of going down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the law has left a lot of bingo players with little option.