Could the Smoking Ban in the United Kingdom Drive Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Web?
by Heath on April 4th, 2024
A lot has been stated in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry struggling as a result of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But can the internet version of this classic game offer a reprieve, or will it never compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo is an classic game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game recently had undergone a recent comeback in popularity with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlors rather than the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the smoking ban around Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public areas will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite areas where folks like to smoke.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plummeted and the business is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Certainly they haven’t given up on this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. Gamblers are now realizing that they can participate in bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and smoke and in the end, enjoy huge prizes. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course betting on online is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left a number of bingo players with no alternative.
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