07
March
Written by Gordon.
Posted in: Bingo
An abundance has been written in the press recently about the bingo industry being hit because of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. But does the online variation of this classic game offer a salvation, or might it never compare to its land based relative?
Bingo is an classic game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game lately had witnessed a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlors instead of the clubs on a Friday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law across Britain.
No more will gamblers be able to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public locations will not be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored locations where folks enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plummeted and the industry is literally fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Obviously they haven’t forgotten this established game?
The answer is online. People realize that they can bet on bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and fag and in the end, have a chance at monstrous prizes. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on on the internet will never replace the communal portion of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of people the law has left a number of bingo players with no choice.
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