Jul 232019
Much has been written in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry struggling because of the anti smoking law in the United Kingdom. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry afloat. But will the internet variation of this quintessential game provide a reprieve, or will it not compare to its real life kin?
Bingo is an established game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game recently had undergone a recent increase in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo parlours rather than the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to be reversed with the legislating of the anti cigarette law around Britain.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke while dabbing numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public area will not be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most popular locations where players enjoy smoking.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo parlors. Profits have dropped and the business is literally struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Surely they haven’t deserted this classic game?
The answer is on the internet. Players realize that they can participate in bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and fag and in the end, enjoy massive jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course playing on the internet is unlikely to replace the social portion of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the rules have left many bingo enthusiasts with little option.
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