Posted by Jace | Posted in Bingo | Posted on 06-11-2024
A lot has been talked in the papers not long ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the anti smoking law in England. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the internet variation of this classic game offer a escape, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?
Bingo has been an established game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had witnessed a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo parlours rather than the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the anti smoking law across United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public areas will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common areas where players enjoy smoking.
The results of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo parlours. Profits have dropped and the industry is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Obviously they haven’t deserted this age old game?
The answer is online. People are now realizing that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and cigarette and still enjoy monstrous jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course wagering on online will never replace the social portion of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.