Might the Anti Cigarette Law in the UK Drive Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Web?

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Much has been reported in the press not long ago about 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 asked for huge tax breaks to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However will the online adaptation of this traditional game present a lifeline, or might it in no way compare to its real life opposite?

Bingo has been an familiar game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game of late had seen a recent resurgence in appeal with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo parlors in place of the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the legislating of the smoking ban all over UK.

Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public location will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most popular areas where folks like to smoke.

The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo parlors. Profits have plunged and the business is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they haven’t given up on this established game?

The answer is on the web. Players know that they can bet on bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and cig and in the end, have a chance at big cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course gambling on on the internet is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with no option.