An abundance has been talked in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive tax cuts to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However will the web variation of this classic game offer a lifeline, or will it never compare to its land based equivalent?
Bingo is an ancient game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had seen a recent return in appeal with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo halls rather than the bars on a weekend. This is all about to be destroyed with the introduction of the cigarette ban across UK.
No longer will gamblers be allowed to smoke while dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public areas will not be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular areas where folks enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plummeted and the business is absolutely fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Surely they haven’t given up on this ancient game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers realise that they can play bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and cig and in the end, have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course gambling on on the net will never replace the communal part of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with little alternative.
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