An abundance has been stated in the press recently about the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the anti smoking law in the UK. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the internet version of this classic game offer a reprieve, or will it in no way compare to its real life equivalent?
Bingo has been an ancient game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game recently had undergone a recent resurgence in appeal with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to change with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law around UK.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke at the same time marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public locations will not be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular areas where players enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo parlors. Players have dropped and the industry is literally fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Of course they haven’t cast aside this age old game?
The answer is online. Gamblers realise that they can gamble on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a drink and cigarette and in the end, enjoy big prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course wagering on online can never replace the social portion of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the law has left many bingo enthusiasts with no choice.
This entry was posted on January 4, 2017, 3:25 am and is filed under Bingo. You can follow any responses to this entry through RSS 2.0. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.