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Can the Smoking Ban in England Take Bingo Players Online?

by Annie on Oct.01, 2021, under Bingo

An abundance has been stated in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry singing the blues because of the smoking ban in Britain. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge aid to help keep the businesses afloat. But can the online variation of this traditional game offer a salvation, or might it never compare to its real life kin?

Bingo is an classic game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game lately had experienced a recent return in popularity with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo halls in place of the bars on a Friday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the introduction of the anti cigarette law throughout Britain.

No more will players be allowed to smoke whilst marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public area will not be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most popular places where people enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo halls. Numbers have plummeted and the industry is literally fighting for its life. But where did the players go? Certainly they haven’t given up on this established game?

The answer is on the net. People know that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and smoke and still have a chance at monstrous prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course wagering on online is unlikely to replace the communal aspect of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the law has left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no choice.


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