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Smoking Ban Affecting Bingo Parlors

With the new smoking ban that has gone into effect for parts of the UK, and the total ban that goes into effect in July, many slot machine and bingo players have started switching to online venues to get their “fix” instead of being inconvenienced by the ban. A recent survey said that 63% of all smokers that gamble on the slot machines or bingo said that they would start doing it online now because it is more convenient and they can smoke.

In Scotland, once the ban was official, there was “double-digit growth” for their online slot machines and bingo games. Although, some say that it is not only the smoking ban that is driving their customers to the net instead of the halls. They have found that many online bingo games have been generating larger numbers as far as payout than many are getting in the halls themselves.

Plus, there are more and more larger companies now opening online as well – larger bingo companies such as Gala and Meccca, and the very popular Jackpotjoy.com have had sales in the hundreds of thousands – clearing well over a half a million in sales. Even the Sunday Times has moved their bingo game to the net. Industry experts say that if the trend continues, they will be looking at more than $326 million in sales within five years.

But these numbers say that it is not just the Department of Health’s fault that they are losing more and more slot machine and bingo players to the net. With the big names in bingo moving to the net, it has become much more of a draw for many people. In fact, some say that it is precisely the fact that the big names are moving to the net that has drawn more of their customers there.

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