Might the Cigarette Ban in Britain Drive Bingo Players On to the Web?
Posted in Bingo on 12/25/2023 04:25 am by EileenA lot has been stated in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry struggling as a result of the cigarette ban in Britain. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to help keep the businesses alive. But can the web variation of this classic game provide a reprieve, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo has been an enduring game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game of late had witnessed a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo parlours instead of the bars on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the introduction of the smoking ban all over United Kingdom.
No longer will players be able to smoke whilst marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public places will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favorite locations where people like to smoke.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plunged and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Certainly they haven’t deserted this established game?
The answer is online. People know that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beverage and cig and in the end, enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course gambling on on the net could never replace the collective part of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of men and women the law has left a lot of bingo players with little alternative.
