24
November
Written by Gordon.
Posted in: Bingo
An abundance has been talked in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hit as a result of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge aid to assist in keeping the industry alive. However does the web adaptation of this traditional game provide a salvation, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar relative?
Bingo has been an age old game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game recently had undergone a recent increase in acceptance with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo halls in place of the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the anti smoking law all over UK.
No more will gamblers be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public area will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite areas where many people enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plunged and the industry is absolutely fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Certainly they have not forgotten this established game?
The answer is online. Players realise that they can play bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beverage and cig and still have a chance at big prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course playing on the internet could never replace the communal part of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the law has left many bingo players with no option.
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