Posted by Jace | Posted in Bingo | Posted on 26-12-2025
Much has been talked in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the anti cigarette law in England. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry afloat. However will the internet version of this classic game offer a salvation, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?
Bingo is an classic game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game of late had experienced a recent comeback in acceptance with younger people deciding to visit the bingo halls in place of the discos on a Saturday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the enacting of the anti cigarette law across England and Wales.
No longer will players be allowed to smoke whilst marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public area will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored locations where players like to smoke.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo parlors. Numbers have dropped and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they have not given up on this familiar game?
The answer is on the net. Gamblers realize that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and cigarette and still have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course wagering on on the internet is unlikely to replace the communal portion of going over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left many bingo players with little option.