Might the Anti Smoking Law in Britain Drive Bingo Players On to the Internet?
Wednesday, 31. May 2023
Much has been written in the press not long ago about the bingo industry being hit because of the cigarette ban in Britain. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax cuts to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However will the internet version of this classic game offer a lifeline, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar kin?
Bingo is an enduring game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game lately had seen a recent comeback in popularity with younger people opting to visit the bingo parlours in place of the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to be reversed with the introduction of the cigarette ban around UK.
No more will gamblers be able to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public places will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored areas where players enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Profits have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Of course they have not given up on this established game?
The answer is online. Gamblers realise that they can participate in bingo from their computer while enjoying a cocktail and cig and still have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course gambling on online could never replace the social part of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with little alternative.
Posted in Bingo by Taryn