Could the Anti Smoking Law in Britain Drive Bingo Players On to the Net?

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A lot has been talked in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the cigarette ban in England. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to assist in keeping the businesses alive. But will the web adaptation of this traditional game present a reprieve, or will it in no way compare to its land based equivalent?

Bingo is an enduring game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had witnessed a recent comeback in appeal with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a weekend. This is all about to be destroyed with the enacting of the anti cigarette law all over UK.

Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public location will not be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most popular places where players enjoy smoking.

The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo halls. Numbers have plummeted and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Of course they haven’t abandoned this classic game?

The answer is on the web. Players realize that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beer and cig and in the end, have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course gambling on online could never replace the communal portion of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left many bingo players with little alternative.