08
August
Written by Gordon.
Posted in: Bingo
A lot has been stated in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt because of the smoking ban in England. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive tax cuts to help keep the businesses alive. But can the internet variation of this traditional game offer a lifeline, or will it in no way compare to its real life relative?
Bingo is an established game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game of late had undergone a recent return in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo parlours rather than the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law throughout Britain.
Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public location will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favored places where people enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plunged and the industry is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Obviously they have not forgotten this enduring game?
The answer is on the web. People realize that they can play bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and smoke and in the end, have a chance at massive prizes. This is a recent development and has happened just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course playing online is unlikely to replace the communal part of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a number of bingo players with little choice.
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