Can the Anti Smoking Law in England Take Bingo Players Online?
Monday, 7. August 2017
A lot has been reported in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hit because of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge aid to help keep the industry afloat. But does the net variation of this traditional game present a escape, or will it never compare to its land based opposite?
Bingo has been an enduring game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game lately had experienced a recent increase in popularity with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo halls in place of the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law throughout Britain.
No more will players be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public places will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored places where many people like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo halls. Profits have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Obviously they haven’t forgotten this age old game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers know that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beverage and cig and in the end, enjoy big jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on on the web is unlikely to replace the social portion of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the law has left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no option.
Posted in Bingo by Taryn