Will the Anti Cigarette Law in England Force Bingo Players On to the Net?
Posted in Bingo on 07/03/2019 03:25 pm by Eileen
Much has been stated in the press recently concerning the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But can the web version of this traditional game offer a salvation, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar relative?
Bingo has been an enduring game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game of late had undergone a recent comeback in acceptance with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo halls rather than the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the enacting of the anti smoking law around England and Wales.
Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes while marking numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public area will not be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common areas where many people like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Of course they haven’t abandoned this classic game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers realize that they can bet on bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and smoke and still have a chance at monstrous jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on online can never replace the communal portion of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.