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A lot has been talked in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hit as a result of the smoking ban in the UK. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax cuts to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But can the internet version of this classic game provide a lifeline, or might it in no way compare to its real life opposite?

Bingo is an classic game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had seen a recent increase in appeal with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlors in place of the bars on a weekend. This is all about to be destroyed with the legislating of the anti cigarette law around Britain.

Players will no longer be able to smoke whilst marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public place will not be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favored places where people like to smoke.

The effects of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo halls. Numbers have plunged and the business is absolutely fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Of course they haven’t deserted this classic game?

The answer is on the web. Gamblers are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and still have a chance at big jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course gambling on on the internet will never replace the social part of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with no option.