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Much has been written in the press not long ago about the bingo industry being hit because of the smoking ban in the UK. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to assist in keeping the industry alive. However will the online variation of this traditional game offer a lifeline, or will it not compare to its land based kin?

Bingo has been an familiar game historically played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game of late had witnessed a recent increase in appeal with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo parlors in place of the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to be reversed with the enforcement of the cigarette ban all over Britain.

Players will no longer be allowed to smoke while marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular locations where folks like to smoke.

The results of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo parlors. Profits have dropped and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Surely they have not abandoned this established game?

The answer is on the net. Gamblers realise that they can gamble on bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and fag and still have a chance at massive prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course wagering on on the internet is unlikely to replace the communal portion of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with little option.