An abundance has been written in the papers not long ago about the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. But will the net adaptation of this traditional game provide a lifeline, or will it never compare to its real life peer?
Bingo has been an established game historically enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game recently had experienced a recent comeback in appeal with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo parlors in place of the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the enacting of the anti cigarette law across England and Wales.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke whilst marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public area will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most popular locations where people enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo halls. Players have plummeted and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Certainly they have not forgotten this classic game?
The answer is online. Players realize that they can participate in bingo from their computer while enjoying a beverage and smoke and still enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course gambling on on the web will never replace the social part of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little option.
August 2nd, 2017
Tamara
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