Will the Smoking Ban in England Force Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Net?

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An abundance has been talked in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the smoking ban in Britain. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However can the internet adaptation of this quintessential game provide a escape, or will it never compare to its real life relative?

Bingo is an enduring game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game lately had experienced a recent comeback in popularity with younger people deciding to visit the bingo parlours in place of the bars on a Friday night. All this is about to change with the enforcement of the anti smoking law around UK.

Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored locations where folks like to puff on cigarettes.

The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the industry is absolutely struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Surely they haven’t abandoned this familiar game?

The answer is online. Players are now realizing that they can wager on bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and cigarette and still enjoy big cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.

Of course gambling on on the net is unlikely to replace the social portion of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.