Might the Anti Smoking Law in Britain Force Bingo Players On to the Web?

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An abundance has been written in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry struggling because of the cigarette ban in England. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive aid to help keep the businesses afloat. However can the online variation of this quintessential game offer a escape, or might it in no way compare to its land based opposite?

Bingo has been an established game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game of late had experienced a recent increase in acceptance with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo parlors rather than the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the introduction of the anti smoking law around Britain.

Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public location will not be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most common locations where folks enjoy smoking.

The results of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo halls. Profits have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Surely they haven’t forgotten this established game?

The answer is online. People realise that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and fag and in the end, have a chance at monstrous prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.

Of course gambling on on the web can never replace the collective portion of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the rules have left many bingo enthusiasts with little option.