May 222022
A lot has been stated in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the anti smoking law in Britain. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. But does the online version of this classic game present a lifeline, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo is an enduring game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had experienced a recent increase in popularity with younger people opting to hit the bingo parlors instead of the bars on a Friday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the legislating of the cigarette ban around England and Wales.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public place will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most common areas where folks enjoy smoking.
The results of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo halls. Profits have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Of course they haven’t abandoned this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. People realise that they can bet on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and cigarette and in the end, enjoy monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course gambling on online is unlikely to replace the communal portion of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.
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