Can the Cigarette Ban in Britain Force Bingo Players On to the Web?
by Brennen on Monday, December 15th, 2025
An abundance has been stated in the press recently about the bingo industry singing the blues because of the smoking ban in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge tax cuts to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But can the web adaptation of this classic game provide a reprieve, or might it never compare to its real life kin?
Bingo is an enduring game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game recently had experienced a recent return in popularity with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo halls in place of the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the introduction of the anti cigarette law throughout UK.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public area will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most popular locations where players like to smoke.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the business is literally fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Surely they haven’t forgotten this classic game?
The answer is online. People are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo from their computer while enjoying a beer and smoke and in the end, enjoy monstrous jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course wagering on on the web is unlikely to replace the communal part of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little option.
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