Why are bingo halls and Casinos full of smoke?
About once a month my wife or I have an obligation to our kids school to work at a Bingo Hall. The school has the Bingo Hall two nights a week and each night sends a team of parents or their representatives to work at the Hall. Some parents pay representatives to take their place, others not so well off go themselves. Tonight was one of our nights.
The short answer is they are both addictive behaviours. Besides Bingo, the school sells Instant Win lottery tickets. Most prizes are the dollar value of the original ticket or a small multiple of that, when someone wins they cash it in for more tickets, unless they win a big amount.
One night someone came in and let us know they just lost their job, but they played as if nothing changed.
In regards to smoking and gambling, just recently Canada was going to outlaw smoking in Casinos, I think it is now in place. I haven't been following it, as I no longer live in Canada, but when I visit I get a slice of the current news.
www.casinocity.com/ca/provinces.html
www.casinocitytimes.com/news/article.cfm?contentid=159377
According to the report above Windsor, Ontario Bingo Parlours are not doing well as their Michigan clientele are staying away. It is my understanding that Michiganders liked going to Windsor gambling places, because their dollar went further, but if they can no longer smoke they juast won't go. I wonder how non-border Casinos/bingo halls are doing? Casino Rama www.casinorama.com/ would be a good example.
For some strange reason, the smoke does clear up congested noses.
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This is quite an interesting post, because since the public smoking ban came into effect in the UK, bingo halls have been closing quite rapidly, paving the way for the growth of online bingo websites.
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