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Much has been reported in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry being hurt because of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to assist in keeping the industry alive. However does the online version of this classic game offer a lifeline, or will it never compare to its land based kin?

Bingo is an age old game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game lately had seen a recent comeback in acceptance with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo halls rather than the discos on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the introduction of the smoking ban throughout UK.

Players will no longer be permitted to smoke while dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public place will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most popular places where folks like to puff on cigarettes.

The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo halls. Profits have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Of course they have not given up on this ancient game?

The answer is on the web. Gamblers are now realizing that they can play bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beer and fag and still enjoy massive jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course wagering on on the internet is unlikely to replace the communal part of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.