Might the Smoking Ban in the United Kingdom Drive Bingo Players On to the Web?

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An abundance has been written in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big tax breaks to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the net variation of this traditional game provide a salvation, or will it never compare to its land based relative?

Bingo is an established game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game of late had seen a recent increase in appeal with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the cigarette ban across UK.

No more will gamblers be allowed to smoke at the same time marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favored places where players like to smoke.

The results of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo halls. Players have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they have not cast aside this established game?

The answer is on the internet. Players realise that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beverage and cigarette and still enjoy big prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.

Of course wagering on on the net can never replace the social part of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the law has left many bingo players with no option.