Can the Anti Smoking Law in Britain Take Bingo Players On to the Web?
Posted in Bingo on 11/16/2023 08:25 pm by Eileen
An abundance has been written in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in England. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the internet variation of this classic game provide a salvation, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo is an ancient game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game lately had experienced a recent comeback in appeal with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlors in place of the clubs on a Friday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the cigarette ban all over England and Wales.
No more will enthusiasts be able to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public places will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most popular locations where people like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plummeted and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Of course they haven’t given up on this familiar game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers realize that they can bet on bingo using their computer while enjoying a drink and cig and still have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course gambling on online is unlikely to replace the communal part of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with little option.