Can the Cigarette Ban in the United Kingdom Force Bingo Players Online?

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An abundance has been reported in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge tax breaks to help keep the businesses alive. But can the online adaptation of this quintessential game present a escape, or will it not compare to its land based relative?

Bingo is an established game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had experienced a recent resurgence in popularity with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo parlors instead of the clubs on a Friday night. This is all about to be reversed with the enacting of the smoking ban across England and Wales.

Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public area will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite places where folks like to puff on cigarettes.

The effects of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlours. Players have plunged and the industry is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Surely they haven’t forgotten this classic game?

The answer is online. People realise that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a drink and smoke and in the end, have a chance at huge jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.

Of course wagering on online is unlikely to replace the communal part of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with no choice.