13
January
Written by Lily.
Posted in: Bingo
A lot has been stated in the papers recently about the bingo industry being hurt because of the cigarette ban in Britain. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But will the net adaptation of this traditional game present a reprieve, or will it not compare to its real life equivalent?
Bingo is an familiar game historically enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game lately had seen a recent comeback in popularity with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo parlors rather than the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to change with the legislating of the anti smoking law around UK.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke whilst marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public location will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favored locations where players like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo halls. Numbers have dropped and the business is literally struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Of course they have not deserted this age old game?
The answer is on the web. People realise that they can wager on bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cig and still enjoy monstrous prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course wagering on on the net could never replace the communal part of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of people the law has left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no option.
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