Jul 122019
An abundance has been stated in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the cigarette ban in England. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the online adaptation of this classic game provide a lifeline, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo is an classic game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game recently had undergone a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger members of society opting to visit the bingo halls rather than the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to change with the enforcement of the cigarette ban throughout England and Wales.
No longer will enthusiasts be able to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favorite places where players like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Players have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Of course they have not given up on this age old game?
The answer is on the internet. Gamblers are now realizing that they can play bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at monstrous prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course wagering on online is unlikely to replace the collective part of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with no option.
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