A lot has been written in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax breaks to help keep the businesses afloat. However will the net version of this traditional game offer a escape, or might it never compare to its land based peer?
Bingo has been an enduring game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game recently had experienced a recent return in popularity with younger people opting to visit the bingo parlors in place of the discos on a weekend. All this is about to change with the introduction of the cigarette ban around England and Wales.
No more will players be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public places will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favorite places where many people enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo halls. Profits have dropped and the industry is absolutely fighting for its life. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they haven’t cast aside this familiar game?
The answer is on the web. Players realize that they can wager on bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and cig and in the end, enjoy big cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on on the net can never replace the collective part of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of people the rules have left many bingo players with no option.