Can the Anti Smoking Law in Britain Drive Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Web?
Posted in Bingo on 01/10/2018 03:25 pm by Eileen
An abundance has been reported in the papers not long ago concerning the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the smoking ban in the United Kingdom. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge tax breaks to help keep the industry alive. However does the internet variation of this quintessential game present a salvation, or might it in no way compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo is an enduring game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game of late had seen a recent comeback in appeal with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlours rather than the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to be reversed with the introduction of the cigarette ban around England and Wales.
No more will gamblers be allowed to smoke while dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular places where people like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo parlors. Profits have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not forgotten this classic game?
The answer is on the web. People are now realizing that they can wager on bingo from their computer while enjoying a beverage and fag and still enjoy massive prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on on the net could never replace the communal portion of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the rules have left a good many bingo players with no choice.