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

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An abundance has been stated in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge aid to assist in keeping the businesses afloat. But can the online variation of this classic game present a reprieve, or will it never compare to its real life opposite?

Bingo is an established game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game of late had undergone a recent comeback in appeal with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo parlors instead of the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to be reversed with the enforcement of the smoking ban across England and Wales.

No more will enthusiasts be allowed to smoke while marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public location will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite places where many people like to puff on cigarettes.

The effects of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo halls. Numbers have dropped and the business is absolutely fighting for its life. But where have all the players gone? Surely they have not forgotten this classic game?

The answer is on the net. People realise that they can gamble on bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at huge prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.

Of course playing on the internet could never replace the collective part of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no choice.