Posted by Jace | Posted in Bingo | Posted on 02-03-2024
An abundance has been reported in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the internet adaptation of this traditional game offer a reprieve, or might it never compare to its land based opposite?
Bingo has been an familiar game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game recently had undergone a recent resurgence in popularity with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo halls rather than the bars on a weekend. This is all about to be reversed with the enacting of the smoking ban throughout United Kingdom.
No more will gamblers be able to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public location will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored locations where many people like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Profits have dropped and the industry is literally struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Surely they have not deserted this age old game?
The answer is on the internet. Players realize that they can wager on bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and cig and in the end, enjoy massive prizes. This is a recent development and has happened almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course playing online can never replace the collective part of going over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little option.