Apr 062020
Much has been reported in the press not long ago about the bingo industry being hurt because of the smoking ban in Britain. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the net adaptation of this traditional game provide a salvation, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?
Bingo is an age old game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had seen a recent comeback in popularity with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo halls rather than the bars on a weekend. This is all about to change with the enforcement of the anti smoking law around United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke at the same time marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public area will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite places where many people like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo halls. Numbers have dropped and the industry is literally fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Surely they haven’t forgotten this enduring game?
The answer is on the internet. People realise that they can participate in bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beer and smoke and in the end, enjoy huge prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course gambling on online will never replace the communal part of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of people the law has left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.
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