Can the Anti Cigarette Law in the United Kingdom Force 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 being hit because of the smoking ban in Britain. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge tax cuts to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But will the online version of this quintessential game present a escape, or might it not compare to its land based peer?

Bingo has been an age old game historically enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game recently had witnessed a recent increase in acceptance with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo parlours rather than the bars on a weekend. This is all about to be destroyed with the introduction of the smoking ban across England and Wales.

No more will enthusiasts be able to smoke while marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public locations will not be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular places where people enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo halls. Players have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Certainly they haven’t abandoned this enduring game?

The answer is on the internet. Gamblers realize that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and smoke and in the end, enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course wagering on on the net could never replace the social portion of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the rules have left a number of bingo players with little option.