Might the Smoking Ban in Britain Force Bingo Players On to the Net?
Posted in Bingo on 08/14/2020 03:25 pm by Eileen
An abundance has been talked in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hit because of the cigarette ban in England. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive tax breaks to help keep the businesses alive. However can the online version of this traditional game present a escape, or will it never compare to its real life kin?
Bingo is an enduring game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game lately had experienced a recent increase in popularity with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlours instead of the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the anti smoking law throughout United Kingdom.
No longer will enthusiasts be permitted to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most popular areas where people like to smoke.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Of course they have not abandoned this age old game?
The answer is on the net. Players realize that they can bet on bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a drink and fag and in the end, have a chance at huge jackpots. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course playing online will never replace the communal portion of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the law has left a good many bingo players with little alternative.