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A lot has been stated in the papers recently about the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the anti smoking law in the UK. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to help keep the industry alive. However will the internet version of this classic game present a lifeline, or will it in no way compare to its real life relative?

Bingo has been an familiar game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game lately had seen a recent comeback in appeal with younger members of society opting to visit the bingo parlours in place of the bars on a weekend. This is all about to be reversed with the enacting of the smoking ban around UK.

Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public areas will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite areas where folks enjoy smoking.

The effects of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo halls. Profits have plummeted and the industry is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not abandoned this age old game?

The answer is on the internet. Players realise that they can participate in bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beer and cigarette and still have a chance at big cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course gambling on online will never replace the communal part of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of players the law has left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no choice.