Nov 152023
A lot has been written in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry singing the blues because of the cigarette ban in the UK. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But does the online version of this quintessential game offer a reprieve, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar relative?
Bingo is an classic game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game recently had undergone a recent comeback in acceptance with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlours rather than the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the legislating of the smoking ban throughout UK.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke while marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular areas where many people enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo halls. Numbers have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Certainly they have not cast aside this enduring game?
The answer is on the web. Players realise that they can gamble on bingo from their computer while enjoying a cocktail and cig and in the end, enjoy big prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on on the net is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the rules have left a lot of bingo players with no alternative.
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