Will the Smoking Ban in England Drive Bingo Players On to the Net?
Friday, 13. September 2024
A lot has been written in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the smoking ban in Britain. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However can the online version of this classic game offer a salvation, or might it in no way compare to its land based opposite?
Bingo is an established game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game recently had experienced a recent return in popularity with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo parlors rather than the discos on a Saturday night. All this is about to change with the legislating of the cigarette ban across Britain.
No more will players be able to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public areas will not be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most popular places where folks enjoy smoking.
The results of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo parlours. Players have dropped and the business is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Surely they have not forgotten this ancient game?
The answer is on the web. Players are now realizing that they can play bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a cocktail and smoke and in the end, have a chance at big prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course wagering on on the web could never replace the communal aspect of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the law has left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no choice.
Posted in Bingo by Taryn