A lot has been stated in the press not long ago about the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the cigarette ban in England. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to assist in keeping the businesses alive. However can the internet version of this classic game present a salvation, or will it in no way compare to its land based equivalent?
Bingo has been an classic game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game of late had experienced a recent increase in popularity with younger people deciding to go to the bingo halls in place of the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the anti cigarette law across United Kingdom.
No longer will players be allowed to smoke while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public place will not be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite places where players enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo halls. Profits have plummeted and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Of course they have not abandoned this age old game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers are now realizing that they can gamble on bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and smoke and in the end, enjoy massive prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on on the internet can never replace the collective part of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a good many bingo players with little alternative.
November 9th, 2015
Tamara
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