Mar 182025
An abundance has been talked in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry struggling as a result of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry alive. However can the web version of this traditional game offer a escape, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar kin?
Bingo has been an age old game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game lately had witnessed a recent return in acceptance with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to change with the introduction of the smoking ban throughout Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public places will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite places where people like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlours. Players have plunged and the industry is absolutely struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not abandoned this enduring game?
The answer is on the internet. People realize that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beer and cigarette and still have a chance at monstrous prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course gambling on online will never replace the communal portion of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the law has left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little option.
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