Aug 282023
Much has been stated in the press recently about the bingo industry being hurt because of the anti smoking law in the United Kingdom. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge tax cuts to help keep the industry alive. However does the net adaptation of this traditional game provide a lifeline, or will it not compare to its real life peer?
Bingo has been an established game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game of late had undergone a recent resurgence in popularity with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo halls instead of the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to be reversed with the enacting of the anti cigarette law all over UK.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke while dabbing numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public location will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favored locations where many people enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo halls. Numbers have dropped and the industry is absolutely struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Of course they haven’t given up on this enduring game?
The answer is on the internet. People realise that they can play bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beverage and cigarette and still enjoy big prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on on the web could never replace the social part of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with no choice.
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