Will the Cigarette Ban in England Force Bingo Enthusiasts Online?
Saturday, 20. November 2021
An abundance has been talked in the papers recently concerning the bingo industry singing the blues because of the anti smoking law in the United Kingdom. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to help keep the industry alive. But will the web variation of this traditional game provide a salvation, or might it not compare to its real life kin?
Bingo is an established game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game lately had seen a recent increase in popularity with younger men and women opting to go to the bingo parlors instead of the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the anti cigarette law throughout United Kingdom.
No more will enthusiasts be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public place will not be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most popular locations where people enjoy smoking.
The results of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo halls. Players have dropped and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they have not cast aside this ancient game?
The answer is on the internet. Players know that they can participate in bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beverage and fag and still enjoy big cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course wagering on online is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the rules have left many bingo players with no alternative.
Posted in Bingo by Taryn