27
November
Written by Lily.
Posted in: Bingo
An abundance has been stated in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry struggling as a result of the anti smoking law in Britain. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge aid to help keep the industry afloat. However can the net adaptation of this quintessential game offer a salvation, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar relative?
Bingo has been an ancient game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game of late had undergone a recent return in popularity with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo parlors instead of the discos on a weekend. This is all about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law across England and Wales.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke while dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public location will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favorite locations where folks like to smoke.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the business is literally fighting for its life. But where have all the players gone? Surely they have not forgotten this ancient game?
The answer is on the net. Players know that they can bet on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beverage and fag and in the end, have a chance at huge prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course playing on the internet is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the rules have left many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.
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