Jun 072026
A lot has been reported in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the anti smoking law in the UK. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses alive. But does the web adaptation of this classic game offer a escape, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?
Bingo has been an familiar game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game of late had experienced a recent resurgence in appeal with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlours rather than the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the smoking ban all over United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public area will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most common places where many people enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo halls. Numbers have plummeted and the business is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Certainly they haven’t given up on this age old game?
The answer is online. Players are now realizing that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and smoke and still enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course gambling on on the internet is unlikely to replace the social part of going over to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little choice.
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