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A lot has been stated in the papers not long ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge aid to help keep the businesses afloat. But can the online variation of this classic game provide a lifeline, or might it never compare to its land based kin?

Bingo has been an age old game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had experienced a recent comeback in acceptance with younger people deciding to hit the bingo parlours rather than the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to change with the enacting of the anti cigarette law across England and Wales.

Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public location will not be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favorite locations where many people like to puff on cigarettes.

The results of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo parlours. Profits have plummeted and the business is literally fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Of course they haven’t given up on this established game?

The answer is on the net. People realize that they can gamble on bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and cigarette and still enjoy huge 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 is unlikely to replace the social part of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the rules have left a lot of bingo players with no alternative.