Will the Cigarette Ban in England Take Bingo Players On to the Net?
Posted in Bingo on 03/25/2019 03:25 pm by Eileen
Much has been written in the press not long ago about the bingo industry struggling as a result of the smoking ban in the United Kingdom. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But can the web variation of this classic game offer a escape, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo has been an enduring game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game recently had witnessed a recent return in acceptance with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo parlours instead of the discos on a weekend. This is all about to be reversed with the enforcement of the smoking ban across United Kingdom.
No more will gamblers be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common areas where players like to smoke.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Profits have plunged and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Of course they haven’t given up on this classic game?
The answer is online. People realise that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cig and in the end, enjoy big jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course betting on on the net is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of men and women the law has left a number of bingo players with little alternative.