An abundance has been stated in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the smoking ban in Britain. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to assist in keeping the industry afloat. But does the net variation of this traditional game provide a reprieve, or might it not compare to its real life opposite?

Bingo has been an established game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had experienced a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlours instead of the bars on a weekend. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the anti smoking law all over Britain.

No longer will players be allowed to smoke while marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public places will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most common places where folks enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo halls. Players have plunged and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not abandoned this age old game?

The answer is on the web. People realize that they can participate in bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and fag and in the end, enjoy big prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course wagering on online is unlikely to replace the social portion of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the law has left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no choice.