Posted by Jace | Posted in Bingo | Posted on 18-06-2024
An abundance has been stated in the papers recently concerning the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax breaks to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But will the web variation of this classic game offer a escape, or will it not compare to its land based kin?
Bingo has been an familiar game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game recently had undergone a recent increase in popularity with younger members of society opting to visit the bingo parlours instead of the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the anti smoking law around Britain.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored locations where players enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo parlors. Profits have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they have not deserted this classic game?
The answer is on the web. Players know that they can play bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course gambling on online is unlikely to replace the communal part of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the law has left a number of bingo players with little alternative.