Posted by Maritza | Posted in Bingo | Posted on 30-05-2023
A lot has been stated in the papers recently about the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the cigarette ban in England. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge tax cuts to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the web version of this classic game present a salvation, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?
Bingo is an classic game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game recently had undergone a recent return in acceptance with younger members of society opting to visit the bingo parlors rather than the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the enacting of the anti cigarette law all over Britain.
No more will players be able to smoke at the same time dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favored locations where folks like to smoke.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo halls. Profits have plummeted and the business is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Of course they have not forgotten this familiar game?
The answer is online. Players know that they can bet on bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and smoke and in the end, have a chance at big prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on on the net is unlikely to replace the communal aspect of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of players the rules have left a number of bingo players with no alternative.