Sep 062025
A lot has been written in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry struggling because of the cigarette ban in Britain. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses afloat. But does the net adaptation of this classic game provide a escape, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo is an classic game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game of late had seen a recent increase in popularity with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the enacting of the cigarette ban throughout Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public locations will not be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most popular areas where people like to smoke.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they haven’t abandoned this enduring game?
The answer is on the internet. Gamblers realize that they can participate in bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and cigarette and still enjoy big jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course gambling on online can never replace the collective portion of going down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the rules have left many bingo players with no option.
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