Could the Anti Cigarette Law in Britain Force Bingo Players Online?

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An abundance has been reported in the papers not long ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the cigarette ban in England. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge aid to help keep the industry alive. But will the web adaptation of this classic game offer a reprieve, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar peer?

Bingo is an familiar game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game recently had experienced a recent increase in appeal with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo halls instead of the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to change with the introduction of the smoking ban throughout United Kingdom.

Players will no longer be able to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most popular areas where folks like to puff on cigarettes.

The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Profits have dropped and the industry is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they haven’t forgotten this familiar game?

The answer is online. Gamblers realize that they can participate in bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and fag and in the end, enjoy big jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.

Of course betting on on the web will never replace the communal aspect of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of people the rules have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no choice.