Posted by Jace | Posted in Bingo | Posted on 07-03-2025
An abundance has been written in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hit as a result of the anti smoking law in England. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. But can the net variation of this quintessential game offer a escape, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo has been an familiar game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game recently had seen a recent comeback in appeal with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo parlours instead of the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the cigarette ban around UK.
No longer will gamblers be able to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most common places where folks enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where have all the players gone? Of course they have not forgotten this ancient game?
The answer is on the net. Players know that they can wager on bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and cig and still have a chance at huge jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course playing on the net can never replace the social aspect of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no choice.