Can the Cigarette Ban in Britain Drive Bingo Players On to the Web?
Thursday, 3. October 2019
An abundance has been talked in the press recently about the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the cigarette ban in Britain. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the internet adaptation of this classic game offer a lifeline, or might it not compare to its land based kin?
Bingo has been an classic game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game recently had experienced a recent resurgence in appeal with younger people opting to hit the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a weekend. All this is about to be destroyed with the legislating of the anti smoking law around England and Wales.
No more will players be permitted to smoke whilst marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public areas will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most popular locations where people like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlours. Profits have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Certainly they have not cast aside this age old game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers realize that they can wager on bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and still enjoy big prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course betting on on the net will never replace the social portion of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.
Posted in Bingo by Taryn