Could the Anti Smoking Law in Britain Drive Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Internet?
Saturday, 10. August 2019
An abundance has been written in the papers recently about the bingo industry struggling as a result of the anti cigarette law in England. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive aid to help keep the businesses alive. However does the net version of this traditional game offer a lifeline, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?
Bingo is an established game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game of late had experienced a recent comeback in acceptance with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo parlors in place of the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to change with the legislating of the anti cigarette law throughout UK.
Players will no longer be able to smoke whilst marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public location will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most common places where many people like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo parlours. Numbers have dropped and the industry is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Of course they have not cast aside this age old game?
The answer is online. Players realise that they can gamble on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and smoke and in the end, have a chance at big cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course playing online could never replace the collective aspect of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left many bingo players with little option.
Posted in Bingo by Taryn