Might the Smoking Ban in Britain Drive Bingo Players On to the Web?
Tuesday, 8. January 2019
An abundance has been reported in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the anti cigarette law in England. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive tax breaks to help keep the businesses alive. However does the online adaptation of this traditional game provide a salvation, or will it not compare to its land based equivalent?
Bingo has been an ancient game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game recently had seen a recent resurgence in appeal with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlours instead of the discos on a weekend. All this is about to be destroyed with the enacting of the cigarette ban all over UK.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favored areas where people like to smoke.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Numbers have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Of course they have not given up on this enduring game?
The answer is on the internet. People are now realizing that they can wager on bingo using their computer while enjoying a beer and fag and in the end, have a chance at monstrous prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on on the web can never replace the social part of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a good many bingo players with little alternative.
Posted in Bingo by Taryn