Apr 192021
An abundance has been written in the papers not long ago concerning the bingo industry struggling as a result of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to assist in keeping the businesses alive. But does the net version of this classic game offer a salvation, or might it not compare to its land based kin?
Bingo has been an familiar game historically played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game lately had seen a recent comeback in popularity with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the anti cigarette law throughout England and Wales.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favorite areas where many people like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they haven’t cast aside this ancient game?
The answer is online. People are now realizing that they can bet on bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beer and fag and still enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course gambling on on the internet will never replace the collective aspect of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the law has left many bingo enthusiasts with little option.
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