Could the Anti Cigarette Law in Britain Take Bingo Players Online?

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A lot has been written in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge aid to assist in keeping the businesses afloat. But will the online version of this quintessential game present a reprieve, or will it never compare to its land based equivalent?

Bingo is an familiar game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game lately had undergone a recent comeback in appeal with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law all over UK.

No more will gamblers be able to smoke while dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public place will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most popular areas where many people like to puff on cigarettes.

The results of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo halls. Players have plummeted and the business is absolutely struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Certainly they have not cast aside this age old game?

The answer is on the internet. Players know that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and fag and still have a chance at monstrous prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.

Of course playing on the internet can never replace the collective portion of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.