Much has been talked in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the smoking ban in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to help keep the businesses afloat. But does the online adaptation of this quintessential game present a lifeline, or might it not compare to its land based equivalent?
Bingo has been an established game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game recently had seen a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger people deciding to hit the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a weekend. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the anti smoking law across UK.
No longer will gamblers be able to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public location will not be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite places where players like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo halls. Players have plunged and the industry is absolutely struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Of course they haven’t forgotten this established game?
The answer is online. Gamblers know that they can enjoy bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and smoke and in the end, have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course betting on online could never replace the social part of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no choice.