Oct 072026
Much has been talked in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry struggling as a result of the cigarette ban in Britain. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But will the net adaptation of this classic game provide a escape, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo has been an age old game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game of late had experienced a recent increase in appeal with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo parlors instead of the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to be reversed with the introduction of the smoking ban around Britain.
No longer will enthusiasts be able to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public area will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular areas where people enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo parlors. Players have dropped and the business is absolutely fighting for its life. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they haven’t abandoned this established game?
The answer is on the web. People realize that they can play bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cig and in the end, have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course playing on the net will never replace the communal aspect of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of people the law has left a number of bingo players with no alternative.
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