Might the Anti Smoking Law in England Force Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Net?
by Heath on Thursday, February 26th, 2026
Much has been stated in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the anti smoking law in England. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the internet adaptation of this quintessential game offer a escape, or might it never compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo has been an established game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game of late had experienced a recent increase in appeal with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to change with the introduction of the anti smoking law all over UK.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public area will not be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most common places where players enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo halls. Numbers have plummeted and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Certainly they have not deserted this ancient game?
The answer is on the net. People are now realizing that they can bet on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a cocktail and fag and still enjoy massive prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course betting on on the internet could never replace the communal part of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with no choice.
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