Can the Smoking Ban in England Force Bingo Players On to the Internet?
Posted in Bingo on 12/03/2023 12:25 am by Eileen
An abundance has been reported in the press not long ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the anti smoking law in England. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to help keep the businesses afloat. But does the online version of this classic game present a escape, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar relative?
Bingo is an ancient game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game lately had witnessed a recent return in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo halls rather than the discos on a Saturday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the legislating of the anti cigarette law across England and Wales.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke at the same time dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public areas will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most common places where folks enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Profits have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Certainly they haven’t cast aside this enduring game?
The answer is online. People know that they can wager on bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and cigarette and still enjoy big cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on on the internet can never replace the communal portion of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of people the rules have left many bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.