Could the Anti Cigarette Law in England Take Bingo Players On to the Web?

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An abundance has been written in the press recently concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in England. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax cuts to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. But can the online variation of this traditional game present a lifeline, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?

Bingo has been an ancient game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game lately had seen a recent resurgence in appeal with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo parlours instead of the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to change with the introduction of the cigarette ban throughout UK.

Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public area will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most common locations where players enjoy smoking.

The results of the smoking ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the industry is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Obviously they haven’t forgotten this age old game?

The answer is on the net. People know that they can bet on bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and cig and in the end, have a chance at monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course betting on on the internet could never replace the social part of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of people the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little choice.