Posted by Maritza | Posted in Bingo | Posted on 14-04-2016
A lot has been written in the press recently concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the cigarette ban in England. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive aid to help keep the industry alive. However will the net variation of this traditional game provide a escape, or might it in no way compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo is an familiar game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game recently had experienced a recent increase in appeal with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo parlours rather than the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to be reversed with the introduction of the smoking ban all over Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public location will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite areas where people like to smoke.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the industry is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Surely they haven’t deserted this age old game?
The answer is on the net. Players realize that they can bet on bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and smoke and in the end, have a chance at big cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on on the web could never replace the collective aspect of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no option.