Bingo has proven good for health among English pensioners
The game helps to keep the mind in trim
Bingo has had a huge popularity increase among East London pensioners lately. A recent survey among a big number of English pensioners has revealed that bingo is their favorite game and global estimates show that around three million people play the game in the UK.
This “bingo fever” has also some unsuspected medical benefits. So was revealed when, recently, geriatric specialists said that bingo might have a positive impact among the elders since it requires the ability to check numbers off quickly and perform a rapid hand-eye coordination. These skills were thought to decline with age, but as experts now say, practice helps to improve.
Some recent studies that have applied tests comparing the ability of elder people to solve simple problems, measuring mental speed, memory and the ability to pick up information from the environment around them, has revealed that the group that played bingo regularly showed better results than the group that didn’t play the game. Therefore, bingo has proven effective in keeping the mind in trim.
Besides the medical benefits of bingo, players are attempting to make a living out of their trips to their local bingo clubs. Babs Freestone, manager of a bingo club at an Active Age Center said: "They all hope to go and win. They have slot machines, everything in these bingo halls to make your money and everything to take your money”.
Bingo has had a huge popularity increase among East London pensioners lately. A recent survey among a big number of English pensioners has revealed that bingo is their favorite game and global estimates show that around three million people play the game in the UK.