Could the Smoking Ban in the UK Take Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Net?
Posted in Bingo on 03/06/2018 11:33 pm by Eileen
A lot has been stated in the papers recently about the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the smoking ban in England. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However can the online version of this traditional game present a escape, or will it not compare to its land based equivalent?
Bingo has been an classic game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had seen a recent resurgence in appeal with younger people opting to hit the bingo parlours in place of the bars on a weekend. All this is about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the cigarette ban across UK.
No more will players be able to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public areas will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most common locations where people like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Profits have plummeted and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Of course they haven’t deserted this established game?
The answer is on the net. Players realize that they can wager on bingo from their computer while enjoying a cocktail and smoke and still have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course playing online is unlikely to replace the collective portion of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of men and women the law has left many bingo enthusiasts with no option.