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A lot has been stated in the press not long ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the anti smoking law in Britain. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive aid to help keep the industry alive. However does the internet version of this classic game provide a reprieve, or will it in no way compare to its land based equivalent?

Bingo has been an established game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had experienced a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger people deciding to hit the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a weekend. All this is about to be destroyed with the legislating of the anti cigarette law throughout United Kingdom.

No more will players be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most popular places where people like to puff on cigarettes.

The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlours. Players have dropped and the industry is absolutely fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Of course they have not given up on this ancient game?

The answer is on the internet. Gamblers realise that they can wager on bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and fag and still have a chance at big prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course playing on the internet is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of going over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with little option.