Might the Cigarette Ban in England Force Bingo Players Online?
Posted in Bingo on 05/24/2018 11:25 am by Eileen
Much has been stated in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry being hit because of the cigarette ban in Britain. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However will the internet adaptation of this quintessential game provide a reprieve, or might it in no way compare to its real life relative?
Bingo is an familiar game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game recently had witnessed a recent resurgence in appeal with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo halls rather than the bars on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the introduction of the anti cigarette law all over Britain.
Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public areas will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most common places where players like to smoke.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo halls. Players have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Of course they haven’t cast aside this established game?
The answer is on the internet. Gamblers realize that they can bet on bingo using their computer while enjoying a beverage and fag and still have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on on the net is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with little option.