Might the Smoking Ban in Britain Take Bingo Players On to the Web?
Posted in Bingo on 08/18/2023 01:25 pm by Eileen
A lot has been talked in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But does the online variation of this classic game present a lifeline, or might it never compare to its real life equivalent?
Bingo has been an age old game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game lately had undergone a recent resurgence in appeal with younger people opting to hit the bingo parlors rather than the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to be reversed with the enforcement of the anti smoking law across England and Wales.
Players will no longer be able to smoke whilst marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public area will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most popular areas where people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plunged and the business is absolutely fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Obviously they haven’t given up on this familiar game?
The answer is online. Players know that they can play bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and cig and in the end, have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course gambling on online can never replace the collective aspect of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of men and women the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no option.