Jul 182025
A lot has been stated in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hit because of the smoking ban in Britain. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But can the online variation of this traditional game provide a lifeline, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo has been an age old game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game recently had seen a recent increase in appeal with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo parlours instead of the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the enacting of the anti cigarette law all over Britain.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public places will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular areas where players enjoy smoking.
The results of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Profits have dropped and the industry is literally struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Obviously they have not abandoned this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. People know that they can enjoy bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and cigarette and in the end, enjoy big prizes. This is a recent development and has happened almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course wagering on on the internet is unlikely to replace the communal aspect of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of people the rules have left a number of bingo players with no alternative.
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