Oct 032024
An abundance has been talked in the press not long ago about the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the smoking ban in Britain. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax cuts to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However can the web adaptation of this classic game offer a salvation, or will it never compare to its land based equivalent?
Bingo is an enduring game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game recently had experienced a recent return in appeal with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo halls instead of the bars on a weekend. This is all about to be reversed with the enacting of the anti cigarette law all over UK.
No longer will enthusiasts be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public place will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most common places where folks like to smoke.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo parlours. Profits have dropped and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Surely they have not cast aside this familiar game?
The answer is online. Gamblers realize that they can wager on bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and in the end, enjoy big cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on on the internet is unlikely to replace the collective portion of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of people the law has left a good many bingo players with no alternative.
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