Might the Anti Cigarette Law in England Force Bingo Players On to the Internet?
Posted in Bingo on 05/01/2020 05:25 pm by Eileen
Much has been stated in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hit because of the smoking ban in Britain. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge aid to assist in keeping the businesses afloat. But does the web version of this quintessential game provide a lifeline, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar relative?
Bingo has been an familiar game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game lately had witnessed a recent comeback in popularity with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlors rather than the clubs on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the enforcement of the smoking ban around Britain.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite locations where players enjoy smoking.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Profits have plummeted and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they have not abandoned this ancient game?
The answer is on the web. People know that they can participate in bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a drink and fag and in the end, enjoy big prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course playing online is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left many bingo players with no option.