Posted by Maritza | Posted in Bingo | Posted on 10-08-2020
A lot has been reported in the papers recently concerning the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the cigarette ban in England. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry afloat. However can the internet version of this traditional game present a reprieve, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo is an enduring game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had seen a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo parlors instead of the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to be reversed with the enacting of the smoking ban around United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke whilst marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public location will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored places where players like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo parlors. Profits have dropped and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Of course they have not deserted this enduring game?
The answer is on the internet. Players know that they can enjoy bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and fag and in the end, have a chance at monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on online can never replace the collective aspect of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no option.