Jan 262023
An abundance has been written in the press recently regarding the bingo industry being hit because of the anti smoking law in Britain. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry afloat. But does the web adaptation of this quintessential game provide a salvation, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?
Bingo has been an age old game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game lately had witnessed a recent resurgence in appeal with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo parlors in place of the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the anti cigarette law across United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public area will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favored locations where players like to smoke.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plummeted and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Of course they have not deserted this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. People know that they can enjoy bingo using their computer while enjoying a beverage and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at huge prizes. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course wagering on on the internet could never replace the collective part of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with little alternative.
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