27
July
Written by Lily.
Posted in: Bingo
An abundance has been reported in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry singing the blues because of the cigarette ban in England. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However does the net variation of this classic game provide a reprieve, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar kin?
Bingo has been an ancient game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game lately had seen a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo parlors instead of the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to change with the introduction of the smoking ban throughout United Kingdom.
No longer will players be able to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public location will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favorite places where people like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Numbers have dropped and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Certainly they haven’t cast aside this age old game?
The answer is on the net. Players realise that they can enjoy bingo using their computer while enjoying a beverage and cig and still enjoy huge jackpots. 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 aspect of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the law has left a lot of bingo players with no choice.
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