Might the Smoking Ban in England Take Bingo Players On to the Internet?

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Much has been talked in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry struggling as a result of the smoking ban in England. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the net variation of this traditional game provide a lifeline, or might it never compare to its real life peer?

Bingo has been an classic game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had witnessed a recent comeback in appeal with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo parlours in place of the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to change with the enforcement of the anti smoking law all over United Kingdom.

No more will gamblers be allowed to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public areas will not be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common areas where folks like to smoke.

The results of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo halls. Profits have plunged and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Certainly they have not forgotten this established game?

The answer is on the net. Gamblers know that they can play bingo from their computer while enjoying a cocktail and cig and in the end, enjoy monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course wagering on on the web is unlikely to replace the communal portion of going over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a number of bingo players with no choice.