Can the Anti Smoking Law in the United Kingdom Force Bingo Players On to the Internet?
Monday, 24. May 2021
An abundance has been written in the papers not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hit because of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive tax breaks to help keep the businesses alive. However will the web variation of this classic game offer a lifeline, or will it in no way compare to its land based relative?
Bingo is an ancient game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game lately had experienced a recent resurgence in appeal with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo halls instead of the discos on a weekend. All this is about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the smoking ban throughout Britain.
No longer will gamblers be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public location will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular locations where many people like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo halls. Profits have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Obviously they have not abandoned this established game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers are now realizing that they can bet on bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and fag and in the end, enjoy monstrous jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course playing on the net will never replace the collective aspect of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of men and women the rules have left many bingo players with little choice.
Posted in Bingo by Taryn