Oct 262023
Much has been talked in the press recently about the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the smoking ban in Britain. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge tax breaks to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However will the net version of this traditional game provide a escape, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar relative?
Bingo is an ancient game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game recently had seen a recent increase in popularity with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo halls rather than the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to change with the enacting of the anti smoking law throughout UK.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common areas where people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo halls. Players have plunged and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Surely they haven’t deserted this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. Gamblers realize that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and cig and still enjoy massive jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on online will never replace the collective portion of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
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