Posted by Maritza | Posted in Bingo | Posted on 09-04-2026
Much has been reported in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the smoking ban in Britain. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However can the net adaptation of this quintessential game offer a salvation, or might it never compare to its real life equivalent?
Bingo has been an age old game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game of late had witnessed a recent comeback in appeal with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo halls instead of the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to change with the enforcement of the cigarette ban all over Britain.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most popular areas where many people like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Surely they haven’t deserted this established game?
The answer is on the web. Players are now realizing that they can gamble on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and fag and in the end, have a chance at big jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on on the net is unlikely to replace the social aspect of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the rules have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.