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A lot has been talked in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry singing the blues because of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive tax cuts to help keep the industry afloat. But does the internet version of this traditional game offer a lifeline, or might it in no way compare to its real life opposite?

Bingo is an familiar game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game recently had experienced a recent comeback in popularity with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlours in place of the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the smoking ban around Britain.

Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public locations will not be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favored locations where folks enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo halls. Numbers have dropped and the industry is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Certainly they haven’t forgotten this classic game?

The answer is on the internet. People know that they can participate in bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and cig and still enjoy monstrous jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.

Of course wagering on on the internet could never replace the social portion of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the rules have left many bingo players with no option.