31
July
Written by Gordon.
Posted in: Bingo
A lot has been talked in the papers recently about the bingo industry being hit because of the anti smoking law in the United Kingdom. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But will the internet variation of this quintessential game provide a reprieve, or will it not compare to its land based kin?
Bingo is an classic game historically enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game recently had undergone a recent increase in popularity with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo parlors instead of the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enacting of the cigarette ban all over England and Wales.
No more will players be able to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public area will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favored areas where players like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo halls. Numbers have dropped and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they haven’t given up on this enduring game?
The answer is on the web. Players know that they can enjoy bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and cigarette and still have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course wagering on on the net will never replace the social aspect of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little option.
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