An abundance has been talked in the papers recently about the bingo industry struggling because of the anti cigarette law in England. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But can the net variation of this traditional game provide a lifeline, or might it not compare to its land based peer?
Bingo is an enduring game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game recently had witnessed a recent comeback in popularity with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo parlors rather than the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to be reversed with the enforcement of the anti smoking law throughout United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be able to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular locations where many people enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Profits have dropped and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Of course they haven’t abandoned this age old game?
The answer is on the net. Gamblers realize that they can bet on bingo using their computer while enjoying a beer and fag and still have a chance at monstrous jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course betting on on the web will never replace the communal part of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no option.
May 4th, 2018
Tamara
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