Apr 282022
A lot has been reported in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in the United Kingdom. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge aid to assist in keeping the businesses alive. But will the internet variation of this quintessential game offer a salvation, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?
Bingo has been an familiar game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had experienced a recent comeback in appeal with younger members of society opting to hit the bingo parlours rather than the clubs on a weekend. This is all about to be reversed with the legislating of the smoking ban all over Britain.
Players will no longer be able to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favorite locations where many people enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plunged and the industry is literally fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Obviously they haven’t given up on this familiar game?
The answer is online. Gamblers realize that they can enjoy bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and cig and in the end, enjoy massive prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course wagering on on the internet will never replace the social part of going down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the law has left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
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