Will the Anti Smoking Law in the UK Force Bingo Players On to the Net?

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An abundance has been talked in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the anti smoking law in the UK. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax cuts to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But can the web version of this traditional game offer a escape, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar relative?

Bingo has been an established game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game lately had experienced a recent comeback in appeal with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo parlors instead of the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the smoking ban throughout UK.

No longer will players be allowed to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public area will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favorite locations where players enjoy smoking.

The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo parlours. Players have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where did the players go? Obviously they have not cast aside this ancient game?

The answer is on the web. Gamblers know that they can enjoy bingo from their computer while enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and still enjoy huge prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course betting on online is unlikely to replace the social part of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of people the law has left many bingo players with no alternative.