A Change in Bingo

Bingo. What image does this conjure in the mind of the younger generation? A stuffy smoke filled social club function room filled with elderly smoke filled housewives, blue rinses, frumpy floral dresses, comfortable shoes and extra thick, extra laddered tights. The air in between rounds filled by the cacophony of gossip and cackling fish wife laughter like so many episodes of Loose Women all broadcast simultaneously; incomprehensible and utterly terrifying to the average man. A chance to gamble away a pension or shopping budget, more often than not an excuse to meet with other women in a similar predicament, an escape from hubby and 2.4 children for one night a week. From an age where women who fraternized with other women in public houses were frowned upon by the men folk and called slanderous names; the night at the Bingo was a socially acceptable alternative where a few sherrys and glasses of babycham could be supped and the excitement of a potential win electrified and united the gathering.

A Remnant of an almost forgotten age, especially among the youth of today, an age of grey, rain soaked holidays in Blackpool or Butlins, where expectations were so much less than in today's impatient, instant access, attention deficit information age.

Taking free Bingo online into the internet arena has many benefits for the industry. It makes bingo available everyday, no longer is it a one night a week affair. The inherent anonymity of it means that everyone can take part and take great pleasure in playing it from the comfort of their armchairs. Online bingo avoids this stigma by virtue of it's innocent roots; your Granny plays bingo and your Granny would never do anything wrong or socially unacceptable right...? Online Bingo: the acceptable face of internet gambling. It's bingo but without the babycham…the online chat features though means that lovely ladies can still gossip.

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Online bingo has now become more popular amongst young males. There are a number of bingo sites that offer various games, prizes and promotions.

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by: Joe Franklin Total views: 11 Word Count: 328 Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 Time: 8:26 PM 0 comments

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