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

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An abundance has been talked in the press not long ago about the bingo industry struggling because of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But can the net variation of this classic game provide a lifeline, or might it never compare to its land based opposite?

Bingo is an ancient game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had seen a recent resurgence in appeal with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo halls instead of the discos on a weekend. This is all about to change with the enacting of the anti smoking law around United Kingdom.

No more will enthusiasts be able to smoke whilst marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most popular places where people enjoy smoking.

The results of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the business is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not deserted this age old game?

The answer is on the web. Players realize that they can participate in bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and smoke and in the end, have a chance at big prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course gambling on online can never replace the communal part of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the law has left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.