An abundance has been talked in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in England. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However can the web version of this traditional game provide a reprieve, or might it never compare to its land based relative?
Bingo has been an ancient game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game lately had experienced a recent comeback in acceptance with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlors instead of the discos on a weekend. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the smoking ban across UK.
No longer will players be permitted to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public locations will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most popular areas where players like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo parlours. Profits have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Of course they have not deserted this familiar game?
The answer is on the net. Players know that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beer and fag and still have a chance at monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course betting on on the net could never replace the communal portion of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the rules have left many bingo players with no alternative.