Posted by Maritza | Posted in Bingo | Posted on 11-01-2023
Much has been written in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the internet version of this traditional game provide a lifeline, or might it in no way compare to its land based kin?
Bingo has been an established game historically played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game recently had seen a recent increase in appeal with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a weekend. All this is about to be destroyed with the enacting of the cigarette ban throughout UK.
No longer will gamblers be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public location will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored places where folks enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo halls. Players have plunged and the business is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Obviously they haven’t abandoned this classic game?
The answer is on the internet. Gamblers realize that they can bet on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and smoke and still have a chance at monstrous jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on on the internet is unlikely to replace the social portion of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a number of bingo players with little alternative.