Posted by Maritza | Posted in Bingo | Posted on 14-12-2015
Much has been stated in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the anti smoking law in the UK. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But does the online version of this quintessential game present a lifeline, or might it in no way compare to its land based opposite?
Bingo has been an classic game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game of late had witnessed a recent comeback in popularity with younger people deciding to go to the bingo halls in place of the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the enforcement of the cigarette ban across United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public places will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most popular places where many people like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Of course they haven’t cast aside this established game?
The answer is online. Players are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo using their computer while enjoying a beer and fag and still have a chance at huge prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course wagering on on the internet is unlikely to replace the social part of going over to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the law has left a lot of bingo players with no option.