Can the Anti Cigarette Law in England Take Bingo Players Online?

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A lot has been reported in the papers not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive tax cuts to help keep the businesses afloat. However does the web adaptation of this traditional game present a salvation, or might it not compare to its land based opposite?

Bingo has been an enduring game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game lately had seen a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo halls instead of the clubs on a weekend. This is all about to be destroyed with the enacting of the cigarette ban across Britain.

No more will players be permitted to smoke whilst marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public location will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular areas where people enjoy smoking.

The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo parlors. Players have dropped and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Obviously they haven’t given up on this enduring game?

The answer is on the internet. Players realize that they can wager on bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beer and smoke and in the end, enjoy monstrous prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.

Of course playing on the internet is unlikely to replace the social aspect of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of men and women the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.