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An abundance has been talked in the press recently concerning the bingo industry singing the blues because of the anti smoking law in the UK. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However does the internet variation of this quintessential game provide a reprieve, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?

Bingo is an enduring game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game lately had undergone a recent return in acceptance with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlours rather than the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the cigarette ban throughout England and Wales.

No longer will players be able to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public location will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favorite areas where many people like to smoke.

The results of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Profits have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Of course they have not cast aside this established game?

The answer is online. Gamblers realize that they can gamble on bingo from their computer while enjoying a drink and fag and still have a chance at monstrous prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course betting on online is unlikely to replace the communal part of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of people the rules have left many bingo enthusiasts with no option.