Could the Anti Smoking Law in England Force Bingo Enthusiasts Online?
Saturday, 11. April 2026
An abundance has been written in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the smoking ban in Britain. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax cuts to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However can the web adaptation of this traditional game present a reprieve, or might it in no way compare to its land based opposite?
Bingo is an ancient game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had undergone a recent return in popularity with younger members of society opting to hit the bingo parlours rather than the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to be destroyed with the introduction of the smoking ban around UK.
No more will gamblers be able to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public place will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite places where people like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Certainly they haven’t forgotten this age old game?
The answer is on the web. People realise that they can gamble on bingo using their computer while enjoying a beverage and fag and in the end, have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course playing on the net is unlikely to replace the collective portion of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.
Posted in Bingo by Taryn