Could the Anti Smoking Law in Britain Drive Bingo Players On to the Internet?
Posted in Bingo on 01/01/2017 05:25 am by Eileen
A lot has been reported in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry struggling as a result of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive tax cuts to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the online adaptation of this classic game offer a escape, or might it in no way compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo is an familiar game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game of late had experienced a recent comeback in popularity with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the enacting of the anti cigarette law across England and Wales.
No more will enthusiasts be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public location will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most popular locations where players like to smoke.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo halls. Players have dropped and the industry is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Surely they haven’t forgotten this established game?
The answer is on the net. Players realise that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beer and smoke and in the end, have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course gambling on online will never replace the collective part of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the rules have left many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.