He is playing all the ladies, hoping for proposals so that he gets to say 'no' and has to pay the forfeit!

Under Scottish law regarding ladies proposing on 29 February:

"men who declined a marriage proposal during the leap year. The penalty
can be a kiss or a payment for a female item like a pair of gloves".

And I don't think Smokie the Bandit has a pair of gloves in mind do you?! 

Ho Ho Ho!