Posted by Jace | Posted in Bingo | Posted on 14-08-2026
Much has been stated in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry struggling because of the cigarette ban in Britain. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax cuts to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However can the web adaptation of this classic game present a reprieve, or will it never compare to its land based equivalent?
Bingo has been an established game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game recently had undergone a recent comeback in popularity with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo halls instead of the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to change with the introduction of the smoking ban around Britain.
Players will no longer be able to smoke whilst marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public locations will not be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most popular places where people like to smoke.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo parlours. Profits have plummeted and the business is absolutely struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Of course they have not abandoned this ancient game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers realize that they can enjoy bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at big cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course playing online is unlikely to replace the communal aspect of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the law has left a lot of bingo players with little option.