Can the Cigarette Ban in the UK Force Bingo Enthusiasts Online?
Posted in Bingo on 05/05/2018 08:25 am by Eileen
Much has been stated in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the cigarette ban in England. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax breaks to help keep the industry alive. But will the net version of this classic game provide a reprieve, or might it never compare to its real life relative?
Bingo has been an enduring game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game recently had seen a recent increase in appeal with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to change with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law around Britain.
Players will no longer be able to smoke while marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public location will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common areas where players enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Profits have plummeted and the industry is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Of course they haven’t forgotten this age old game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers are now realizing that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and cig and in the end, enjoy huge prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course playing on the web could never replace the communal part of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the rules have left a number of bingo players with little alternative.