An abundance has been reported in the papers recently concerning the bingo industry struggling because of the anti cigarette law in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the net version of this traditional game present a reprieve, or will it never compare to its real life equivalent?
Bingo has been an age old game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" 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 parlours in place of the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the anti cigarette law across United Kingdom.
No longer will enthusiasts be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public areas will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favored areas where players enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Surely they have not given up on this age old game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers realize that they can bet on bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cig and in the end, enjoy big cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on online will never replace the communal portion of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with little choice.