Much has been stated in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hit because of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However will the online version of this quintessential game present a lifeline, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?

Bingo has been an familiar game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game recently had undergone a recent increase in acceptance with younger members of society opting to visit the bingo parlors rather than the discos on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the enacting of the cigarette ban across England and Wales.

No more will enthusiasts be able to smoke at the same time dabbing numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public area will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favored places where players enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo halls. Profits have plummeted and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Of course they haven’t deserted this classic game?

The answer is on the web. People realize that they can gamble on bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and cig and in the end, have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course playing on the internet can never replace the collective portion of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the rules have left a good many bingo players with little choice.