Can the Cigarette Ban in Britain Drive Bingo Players Online?
Posted in Bingo on 06/06/2021 11:25 am by Eileen
An abundance has been stated in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax breaks to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But can the internet version of this traditional game offer a salvation, or might it in no way compare to its land based opposite?
Bingo is an ancient game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had witnessed a recent return in appeal with younger members of society opting to visit the bingo parlors in place of the discos on a Saturday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the smoking ban across England and Wales.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes while marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favored places where many people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo parlors. Profits have dropped and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Obviously they have not abandoned this age old game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers know that they can gamble on bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and cig and still have a chance at monstrous prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course gambling on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective portion of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left many bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.