Can the Cigarette Ban in the United Kingdom Take Bingo Enthusiasts Online?

Much has been talked in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But can the internet version of this classic game provide a escape, or might it not compare to its land based opposite?

Bingo has been an classic game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game recently had experienced a recent comeback in appeal with younger members of society opting to visit the bingo parlours in place of the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the enacting of the anti smoking law throughout UK.

Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of '07 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most common places where many people like to smoke.

The results of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo halls. Profits have dropped and the business is absolutely fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Obviously they haven't cast aside this established game?

The answer is on the web. People realize that they can play bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and fag and still enjoy big jackpots. This is a recent development and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course betting on on the internet could never replace the collective part of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.

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