Posted by Maritza | Posted in Bingo | Posted on 20-10-2021
An abundance has been reported in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hit because of the anti smoking law in the United Kingdom. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However can the web version of this classic game provide a reprieve, or will it never compare to its real life kin?
Bingo has been an enduring game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had seen a recent increase in appeal with younger people deciding to go to the bingo halls rather than the bars on a weekend. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the smoking ban all over England and Wales.
No longer will players be permitted to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public places will not be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most popular areas where folks enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Numbers have dropped and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not deserted this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. People know that they can wager on bingo using their computer while enjoying a cocktail and fag and still have a chance at monstrous jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on on the net is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of people the law has left a lot of bingo players with little choice.