Can the Cigarette Ban in Britain Force Bingo Players On to the Net?

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An abundance has been reported in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive tax breaks to help keep the industry alive. However does the online adaptation of this quintessential game present a salvation, or might it not compare to its land based peer?

Bingo has been an enduring game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game of late had seen a recent increase in popularity with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo halls rather than the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to be reversed with the enforcement of the anti smoking law around UK.

Players will no longer be allowed to smoke while dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most popular areas where players enjoy smoking.

The effects of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Players have dropped and the business is absolutely fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Certainly they have not abandoned this ancient game?

The answer is on the net. Players realise that they can participate in bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and cig and still have a chance at monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.

Of course gambling on on the net can never replace the collective portion of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the law has left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little choice.