Posted by Maritza | Posted in Bingo | Posted on 04-05-2017
An abundance has been talked in the press recently about the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry afloat. But will the internet adaptation of this quintessential game offer a lifeline, or will it not compare to its land based kin?
Bingo is an familiar game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game recently had undergone a recent comeback in popularity with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo parlours rather than the discos on a weekend. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the smoking ban around United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke while marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public locations will not be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite places where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo halls. Profits have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they have not cast aside this familiar game?
The answer is on the net. Gamblers are now realizing that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and in the end, enjoy massive jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on on the web can never replace the social portion of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left many bingo players with little alternative.