Posted by Maritza | Posted in Bingo | Posted on 19-10-2024
A lot has been talked in the papers recently concerning the bingo industry struggling as a result of the cigarette ban in the UK. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. But will the internet variation of this quintessential game present a lifeline, or might it not compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo is an ancient game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game lately had experienced a recent comeback in popularity with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the enacting of the cigarette ban throughout United Kingdom.
No longer will players be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public area will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most popular places where many people enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo halls. Profits have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Of course they haven’t forgotten this familiar game?
The answer is online. People know that they can bet on bingo from their computer while enjoying a drink and cig and in the end, have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on on the internet will never replace the communal aspect of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of people the rules have left a number of bingo players with little choice.