An abundance has been stated in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry singing the blues because of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big aid to help keep the industry afloat. But can the net adaptation of this classic game offer a lifeline, or will it never compare to its real life equivalent?
Bingo is an enduring game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game of late had undergone a recent increase in popularity with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo parlors in place of the clubs on a Friday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the anti smoking law throughout Britain.
Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favorite locations where people like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo parlours. Players have dropped and the industry is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Obviously they haven’t forgotten this classic game?
The answer is on the web. Players know that they can play bingo using their computer while enjoying a beer and fag and in the end, enjoy big prizes. This is a recent development and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on on the net can never replace the social part of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the rules have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no option.