May 122022
A lot has been written in the papers recently about the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the smoking ban in Britain. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to assist in keeping the industry alive. However does the web version of this quintessential game provide a escape, or might it never compare to its real life kin?
Bingo has been an ancient game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game recently had undergone a recent return in appeal with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo parlors instead of the discos on a weekend. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the anti cigarette law all over UK.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most common locations where players enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Numbers have dropped and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Of course they have not given up on this established game?
The answer is on the net. Gamblers know that they can bet on bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and fag and in the end, have a chance at huge prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course wagering on on the net is unlikely to replace the social part of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the law has left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little option.
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