An abundance has been written in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the anti smoking law in Britain. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the online version of this quintessential game present a escape, or will it not compare to its land based peer?
Bingo is an enduring game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game of late had witnessed a recent comeback in appeal with younger members of society opting to visit the bingo parlors rather than the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to change with the legislating of the smoking ban throughout UK.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke whilst marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public locations will not be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most popular places where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlors. Profits have plunged and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Certainly they haven’t given up on this established game?
The answer is on the internet. People are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and cig and in the end, have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course gambling on on the web could never replace the social part of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little option.