Much has been reported in the papers not long ago about the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the anti smoking law in Britain. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive tax cuts to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But does the online adaptation of this traditional game offer a escape, or might it never compare to its land based kin?
Bingo has been an classic game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game of late had seen a recent resurgence in popularity with younger members of society opting to hit the bingo parlors in place of the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the introduction of the anti smoking law all over England and Wales.
Players will no longer be able to smoke at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public areas will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most common locations where people enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Profits have plummeted and the business is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Certainly they haven’t cast aside this familiar game?
The answer is online. Gamblers realize that they can gamble on bingo using their computer while enjoying a beer and fag and still have a chance at massive prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on on the web can never replace the social portion of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of people the rules have left many bingo players with no option.
May 1st, 2020
Tamara
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