Will the Smoking Ban in Britain Drive Bingo Players Online?
Posted in Bingo on 01/14/2024 12:25 am by Eileen
An abundance has been written in the press recently about the bingo industry struggling as a result of the anti smoking law in England. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However does the internet adaptation of this classic game offer a reprieve, or will it never compare to its real life peer?
Bingo is an ancient game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game of late had experienced a recent comeback in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo parlours rather than the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the enacting of the cigarette ban across United Kingdom.
No longer will enthusiasts be allowed to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public locations will not be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite areas where players enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo halls. Numbers have plunged and the business is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Surely they haven’t given up on this familiar game?
The answer is on the net. Gamblers realise that they can bet on bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and smoke and in the end, enjoy massive jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course playing online can never replace the communal part of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the rules have left a good many bingo players with no option.