Will the Smoking Ban in Britain Force Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Internet?

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Much has been talked in the papers recently concerning the bingo industry being hit as a result of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However does the web adaptation of this classic game provide a reprieve, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?

Bingo is an established game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game lately had undergone a recent increase in appeal with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlors rather than the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the enforcement of the anti smoking law across England and Wales.

Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public area will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favored places where many people enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlors. Players have dropped and the business is literally struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they have not abandoned this age old game?

The answer is on the web. Gamblers know that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and smoke and still have a chance at massive 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 social aspect of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the rules have left a good many bingo players with no alternative.