04
January
Written by Lily.
Posted in: Bingo
An abundance has been written in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the anti smoking law in England. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax cuts to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However can the online variation of this quintessential game provide a salvation, or will it in no way compare to its real life peer?
Bingo has been an established game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game recently had seen a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger people opting to hit the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a weekend. This is all about to be reversed with the legislating of the anti cigarette law all over Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most popular areas where people enjoy smoking.
The results of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo halls. Profits have plummeted and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Of course they haven’t deserted this enduring game?
The answer is on the net. Gamblers are now realizing that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a drink and cig and still have a chance at monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course gambling on on the net is unlikely to replace the social aspect of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with no option.
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