Will the Smoking Ban in the UK Take Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Net?
by Brennen on Wednesday, May 28th, 2025
An abundance has been reported in the papers not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hit because of the cigarette ban in England. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to help keep the industry alive. But will the online adaptation of this quintessential game offer a escape, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo is an classic game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game recently had seen a recent increase in appeal with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo halls in place of the discos on a Saturday night. All this is about to be reversed with the legislating of the cigarette ban around Britain.
No more will enthusiasts be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public areas will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most popular areas where many people enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plummeted and the industry is absolutely struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they have not given up on this classic game?
The answer is on the net. People know that they can enjoy bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and cigarette and still have a chance at big jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on on the net could never replace the communal part of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left many bingo players with little option.
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