Will the Anti Smoking Law in England Force Bingo Enthusiasts Online?
by Brennen on Tuesday, April 1st, 2025
A lot has been talked in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt because of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive tax cuts to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But does the net variation of this classic game provide a lifeline, or might it in no way compare to its land based kin?
Bingo has been an enduring game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game of late had seen a recent return in acceptance with younger men and women opting to go to the bingo parlors in place of the discos on a weekend. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the anti smoking law around England and Wales.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public area will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored places where people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo parlors. Players have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where have all the players gone? Of course they haven’t abandoned this familiar game?
The answer is on the web. People know that they can enjoy bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beer and smoke and still enjoy massive jackpots. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on on the net will never replace the communal portion of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the law has left a good many bingo players with no option.
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