Could the Smoking Ban in Britain Force Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Web?
Monday, 9. September 2024
An abundance has been reported in the papers recently about the bingo industry struggling because of the smoking ban in England. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax cuts to help keep the businesses afloat. But can the web adaptation of this classic game provide a lifeline, or will it not compare to its land based opposite?
Bingo is an familiar game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game of late had witnessed a recent comeback in acceptance with younger members of society opting to hit the bingo parlours in place of the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to change with the introduction of the anti cigarette law all over England and Wales.
No more will gamblers be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most popular locations where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Players have plunged and the business is literally struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Of course they haven’t given up on this enduring game?
The answer is on the web. Players are now realizing that they can play bingo from their computer while enjoying a cocktail and smoke and still enjoy monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on online is unlikely to replace the communal portion of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the rules have left many bingo players with no alternative.
Posted in Bingo by Taryn