Much has been stated in the papers recently concerning the bingo industry being hit because of the smoking ban in Britain. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry afloat. However will the internet adaptation of this traditional game offer a salvation, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar relative?
Bingo has been an established game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game of late had witnessed a recent return in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo halls instead of the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the introduction of the cigarette ban all over United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favorite places where many people enjoy smoking.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo halls. Players have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Of course they have not given up on this enduring game?
The answer is on the internet. People are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and in the end, enjoy big prizes. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course gambling on on the net is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of men and women the law has left many bingo enthusiasts with no option.