Could the Smoking Ban in England Take Bingo Players On to the Web?

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Posted by Maritza | Posted in Bingo | Posted on 15-01-2023

Much has been stated in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt because of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge aid to help keep the industry alive. However can the net variation of this traditional game offer a reprieve, or will it not compare to its real life equivalent?

Bingo is an ancient game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had undergone a recent return in acceptance with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo parlours instead of the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the anti cigarette law all over England and Wales.

No more will players be able to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored places where people enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo halls. Numbers have plummeted and the industry is literally struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they haven’t cast aside this enduring game?

The answer is on the net. People know that they can bet on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beer and fag and still enjoy monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.

Of course playing online is unlikely to replace the communal portion of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left many bingo players with little choice.

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