Jan 022016
A lot has been talked in the press recently concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the anti smoking law in the UK. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But will the web adaptation of this classic game provide a escape, or will it never compare to its land based relative?
Bingo is an familiar game historically enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had witnessed a recent comeback in acceptance with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo parlours rather than the bars on a weekend. All this is about to be destroyed with the introduction of the anti smoking law throughout England and Wales.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public area will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favored places where players like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plunged and the business is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Of course they have not given up on this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. Players know that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a cocktail and smoke and still have a chance at monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on on the net is unlikely to replace the communal portion of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a number of bingo players with no option.
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