Can the Anti Smoking Law in England Take Bingo Players On to the Web?
Posted in Bingo on 05/20/2019 09:25 pm by EileenA lot has been reported in the press recently regarding the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the online variation of this classic game offer a reprieve, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?
Bingo is an classic game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game lately had experienced a recent return in acceptance with younger members of society opting to hit the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to be reversed with the legislating of the cigarette ban around England and Wales.
Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes while marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public location will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite locations where people enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo halls. Numbers have plummeted and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not forgotten this familiar game?
The answer is on the net. Players realize that they can participate in bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a drink and fag and still have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on online can never replace the communal portion of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little option.
