An abundance has been talked in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the cigarette ban in England. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to assist in keeping the industry alive. But can the online variation of this quintessential game present a escape, or will it never compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo has been an enduring game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had experienced a recent comeback in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo halls in place of the clubs on a weekend. This is all about to change with the legislating of the smoking ban throughout United Kingdom.
No more will gamblers be able to smoke while marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public area will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most popular places where many people like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo halls. Profits have dropped and the business is absolutely struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Certainly they haven’t given up on this enduring game?
The answer is online. Players realize that they can bet on bingo from their computer while enjoying a drink and cig and still enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on on the internet is unlikely to replace the collective part of going down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the law has left many bingo players with no option.