Will the Smoking Ban in the United Kingdom Take Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Net?
Monday, 21. March 2016
An abundance has been stated in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hit because of the anti smoking law in England. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But will the internet version of this classic game offer a reprieve, or might it in no way compare to its land based opposite?
Bingo is an age old game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game lately had experienced a recent increase in appeal with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo parlors instead of the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the anti smoking law throughout Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes while marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public places will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most popular locations where people enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo halls. Numbers have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they have not abandoned this classic game?
The answer is online. Gamblers know that they can play bingo using their computer while enjoying a beer and cigarette and still have a chance at huge prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course gambling on on the internet will never replace the communal portion of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
Posted in Bingo by Taryn