A lot has been reported in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the smoking ban in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However can the online version of this classic game present a escape, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?

Bingo has been an familiar game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game lately had seen a recent resurgence in appeal with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo parlors instead of the bars on a weekend. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the smoking ban all over United Kingdom.

Players will no longer be permitted to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favored areas where folks like to puff on cigarettes.

The results of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Of course they have not given up on this enduring game?

The answer is online. Gamblers realize that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beer and cig and still enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course betting on on the internet could never replace the collective aspect of going over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of players the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little option.