Can the Anti Cigarette Law in Britain Take Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Web?

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Much has been reported in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the anti smoking law in England. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big tax cuts to help keep the industry afloat. But will the online version of this traditional game present a salvation, or might it not compare to its land based opposite?

Bingo is an familiar game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had experienced a recent comeback in appeal with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo parlours instead of the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the introduction of the anti smoking law all over Britain.

No longer will gamblers be permitted to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most common places where folks enjoy smoking.

The results of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo parlors. Players have plummeted and the business is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Certainly they have not abandoned this established game?

The answer is on the internet. Players realise that they can play bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and fag and in the end, have a chance at big jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.

Of course gambling on on the web could never replace the communal aspect of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the rules have left a good many bingo players with little option.