Aug 292018
A lot has been talked in the press recently regarding the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in England. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry alive. But can the online adaptation of this traditional game offer a escape, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo has been an classic game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game lately had seen a recent return in appeal with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo halls in place of the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enacting of the anti smoking law around Britain.
No longer will gamblers be able to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most popular places where people like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo parlours. Players have plunged and the industry is absolutely fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Obviously they haven’t forgotten this age old game?
The answer is online. Gamblers know that they can participate in bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and fag and in the end, have a chance at massive prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course playing online is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with no choice.
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