Could the Anti Smoking Law in Britain Take Bingo Players On to the Net?

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A lot has been talked in the papers recently about the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the cigarette ban in England. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax cuts to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the internet adaptation of this traditional game provide a lifeline, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar peer?

Bingo has been an ancient game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game lately had undergone a recent increase in appeal with younger members of society opting to hit the bingo parlors instead of the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to be reversed with the enforcement of the smoking ban all over England and Wales.

Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public places will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most popular areas where people enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo halls. Players have plunged and the business is literally struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not given up on this enduring game?

The answer is online. People realise that they can play bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and still have a chance at monstrous jackpots. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.

Of course gambling on on the web can never replace the communal aspect of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with little option.