Could the Smoking Ban in the United Kingdom Force Bingo Players On to the Internet?

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An abundance has been stated in the papers not long ago about the bingo industry struggling as a result of the cigarette ban in the UK. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax cuts to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. But can the internet adaptation of this quintessential game provide a salvation, or will it in no way compare to its land based peer?

Bingo has been an age old game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game recently had undergone a recent comeback in popularity with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to be reversed with the legislating of the cigarette ban across Britain.

Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most popular locations where folks like to smoke.

The outcome of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo halls. Profits have plunged and the industry is literally fighting for its life. But where did the players go? Certainly they haven’t cast aside this familiar game?

The answer is online. Gamblers are now realizing that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and cigarette and still have a chance at huge prizes. This is a recent development and has happened just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.

Of course betting on on the internet can never replace the communal aspect of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a lot of bingo players with no choice.