Could the Smoking Ban in Britain Drive Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Net?
Posted in Bingo on 04/24/2017 08:25 pm by EileenMuch has been stated in the press not long ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry alive. However will the online variation of this quintessential game provide a escape, or might it not compare to its real life kin?
Bingo has been an ancient game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game lately had seen a recent return in appeal with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo parlours rather than the discos on a Saturday night. All this is about to be reversed with the enforcement of the smoking ban around UK.
No more will enthusiasts be able to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public location will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favored places where people enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plunged and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Of course they have not abandoned this established game?
The answer is on the internet. People know that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beverage and smoke and in the end, enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on online is unlikely to replace the communal aspect of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the law has left a good many bingo players with little option.
