The Astonishing Environment of Web Bingo! Will the Cigarette Ban in Britain Drive Bingo Players Online?
Jul 022024

An abundance has been written in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry struggling because of the smoking ban in Britain. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However does the online adaptation of this classic game present a salvation, or will it never compare to its real life peer?

Bingo is an ancient game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game of late had witnessed a recent return in acceptance with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the smoking ban all over Britain.

No more will players be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public location will not be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favored areas where people like to smoke.

The effects of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo parlours. Profits have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Obviously they haven’t deserted this ancient game?

The answer is online. People know that they can bet on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and smoke and in the end, have a chance at huge jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course wagering on online will never replace the collective portion of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left a number of bingo players with no choice.

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