Posted by Jace | Posted in Bingo | Posted on 21-12-2024
A lot has been written in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry being hurt because of the anti cigarette law in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to help keep the businesses afloat. But can the online adaptation of this quintessential game provide a lifeline, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo has been an familiar game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game of late had experienced a recent return in acceptance with younger people deciding to visit the bingo parlors instead of the discos on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the enforcement of the smoking ban around UK.
No more will players be permitted to smoke at the same time dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public area will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored areas where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Obviously they have not forgotten this ancient game?
The answer is online. People realise that they can enjoy bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and fag and still have a chance at massive prizes. This is a recent development and has happened just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course wagering on online is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a number of bingo players with little option.