The big news in bingo halls and online bingo halls alike is the implementation of England’s smoking ban which now means the entire United Kingdom has a smoking ban.

There have been dire consequences predicted for the fate of England’s land-based bingo halls ranging from wholesale closures to loss of major clientele numbers.  Equally, there is a belief amongst online bingo operators that the ban will see an increase in online bingo players as smokers seek to play bingo online in the comfort of their own homes.

Only time will tell, but my take on the whole land-based vs online bingo issue is that a ban on smoking will be shown to have had little effect on the bingo industry in the long term.  I base this on a visible trend that sees bingo taking a more technological direction (Riva opened the first fully electronic land-based bingo hall recently) and the increase in technology has seen a general movement towards a more home-based lifestyle.  For better of for worse, bingo games online are the fastest growing part of the bingo industry, and smokers are more than welcome to play.

Written by John Witherspoon - Play online bingo games at http://bingostreet.com/ and check out the best free bingo games online.

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