Much has been written in the press not long ago about the bingo industry being hurt because of the smoking ban in England. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry alive. However will the online adaptation of this quintessential game provide a escape, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar relative?
Bingo is an ancient game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game lately had undergone a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger members of society opting to hit the bingo parlors in place of the bars on a weekend. This is all about to be reversed with the enacting of the anti smoking law across United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public location will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular locations where many people enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo halls. Players have plunged and the business is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Of course they have not cast aside this ancient game?
The answer is on the internet. Players realise that they can wager on bingo using their computer while enjoying a beer and cig and in the end, have a chance at huge jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course gambling on on the net could never replace the collective part of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left a number of bingo players with little alternative.
November 8th, 2024
Tamara
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