Posted by Maritza | Posted in Bingo | Posted on 23-09-2015
Much has been reported in the papers not long ago concerning the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax breaks to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But will the net variation of this quintessential game provide a reprieve, or might it in no way compare to its land based relative?
Bingo has been an familiar game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game of late had experienced a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo halls rather than the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law throughout UK.
Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite areas where people like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Profits have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Obviously they have not abandoned this age old game?
The answer is on the web. People realise that they can bet on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a cocktail and fag and still have a chance at huge jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course betting on on the internet is unlikely to replace the communal part of going over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the rules have left many bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.