Can the Anti Smoking Law in England Drive Bingo Players On to the Internet?

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An abundance has been stated in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the smoking ban in Britain. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But can the online version of this traditional game present a lifeline, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?

Bingo is an established game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game recently had witnessed a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo halls in place of the bars on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the smoking ban throughout UK.

Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most common areas where many people like to puff on cigarettes.

The results of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Profits have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Obviously they have not forgotten this enduring game?

The answer is on the net. Players know that they can participate in bingo from their computer while enjoying a cocktail and fag and in the end, have a chance at big cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course wagering on on the net can never replace the collective part of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of people the rules have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.