Much has been stated in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But does the internet adaptation of this classic game offer a escape, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo has been an ancient game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game recently had seen a recent increase in acceptance with younger members of society opting to visit the bingo parlors instead of the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the legislating of the anti cigarette law around UK.
Players will no longer be able to smoke while dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public area will not be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most common places where folks enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo halls. Players have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not forgotten this ancient game?
The answer is on the web. Players realize that they can play bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a drink and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at massive prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course wagering on on the web will never replace the social aspect of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of players the law has left a number of bingo players with little option.