Could the Anti Smoking Law in England Take Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Internet?

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A lot has been reported in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry singing the blues because of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive tax cuts to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However does the web variation of this traditional game provide a escape, or might it not compare to its real life opposite?

Bingo is an classic game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game lately had witnessed a recent comeback in popularity with younger people opting to visit the bingo parlours rather than the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the smoking ban across United Kingdom.

Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public places will not be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favored places where players like to puff on cigarettes.

The effects of the cigarette ban can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Certainly they have not cast aside this age old game?

The answer is online. Players realise that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beverage and cig and in the end, have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course wagering on on the net will never replace the communal portion of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.