Can the Anti Smoking Law in Britain Take Bingo Enthusiasts On to the Internet?
Saturday, 24. January 2026
An abundance has been reported in the papers recently about the bingo industry being hit because of the smoking ban in Britain. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the online variation of this traditional game present a escape, or will it not compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo has been an established game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game of late had seen a recent resurgence in appeal with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo parlours rather than the bars on a weekend. This is all about to be reversed with the introduction of the anti smoking law across England and Wales.
No more will enthusiasts be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public area will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favored areas where many people enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Profits have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Certainly they haven’t forgotten this classic game?
The answer is on the internet. Gamblers know that they can enjoy bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and fag and in the end, enjoy huge cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course gambling on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the rules have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no choice.
Posted in Bingo by Taryn