Posted by Maritza | Posted in Bingo | Posted on 31-03-2018
A lot has been talked in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry being hit because of the smoking ban in Britain. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry alive. But does the web adaptation of this classic game provide a salvation, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo is an classic game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game of late had experienced a recent increase in acceptance with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo halls rather than the clubs on a Friday night. This is all about to be reversed with the legislating of the anti smoking law throughout United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public area will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favorite places where many people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo parlours. Players have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Of course they haven’t cast aside this established game?
The answer is online. Gamblers realise that they can play bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at massive prizes. This is a recent development and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course betting on on the net is unlikely to replace the communal aspect of going down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left many bingo players with no choice.