Can the Smoking Ban in the UK Force Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Web?
Posted in Bingo on 11/07/2023 12:25 am by Eileen
An abundance has been stated in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge tax cuts to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However can the online version of this quintessential game present a salvation, or might it never compare to its land based kin?
Bingo is an classic game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game of late had experienced a recent return in appeal with younger members of society opting to visit the bingo parlors in place of the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the enacting of the cigarette ban throughout United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be able to smoke while dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public area will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most common areas where players enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo halls. Players have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Surely they haven’t deserted this ancient game?
The answer is on the web. People realise that they can wager on bingo from their computer while enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and still enjoy massive jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective part of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the law has left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.