An abundance has been reported in the papers not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the anti smoking law in Britain. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax cuts to help keep the businesses afloat. However will the internet version of this quintessential game present a escape, or might it not compare to its real life equivalent?
Bingo is an familiar game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game recently had undergone a recent comeback in acceptance with younger people opting to hit the bingo parlours instead of the discos on a weekend. This is all about to change with the legislating of the anti smoking law around UK.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public places will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most popular areas where folks enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the smoking ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo halls. Numbers have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Obviously they haven’t cast aside this classic game?
The answer is on the net. People know that they can participate in bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and smoke and still have a chance at monstrous prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course playing online can never replace the communal part of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of people the rules have left many bingo players with no choice.
April 19th, 2018
Tamara
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