An abundance has been talked in the press recently regarding the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in England. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However does the net variation of this quintessential game provide a salvation, or will it never compare to its real life kin?
Bingo has been an established game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had witnessed a recent return in appeal with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlors rather than the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the introduction of the smoking ban around England and Wales.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public locations will not be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite places where folks enjoy smoking.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Numbers have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Certainly they haven’t deserted this enduring game?
The answer is online. Gamblers realize that they can participate in bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and smoke and still enjoy huge jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course wagering on on the net is unlikely to replace the communal portion of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the law has left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.