Might the Cigarette Ban in Britain Force Bingo Players On to the Web?
Sunday, 7. April 2024
An abundance has been talked in the papers not long ago about the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the smoking ban in the United Kingdom. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But will the internet version of this traditional game offer a escape, or will it never compare to its real life peer?
Bingo has been an ancient game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had undergone a recent resurgence in appeal with younger members of society opting to hit the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law across Britain.
No more will gamblers be allowed to smoke while dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public places will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular areas where folks enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plunged and the business is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Surely they have not cast aside this classic game?
The answer is on the net. People realize that they can bet on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and cig and in the end, have a chance at monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course playing on the net is unlikely to replace the collective portion 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