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Much has been stated in the papers not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hit as a result of the anti smoking law in Britain. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses afloat. However will the online variation of this traditional game present a lifeline, or will it not compare to its land based kin?

Bingo has been an familiar game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game lately had witnessed a recent return in appeal with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo parlours in place of the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the anti smoking law all over England and Wales.

No more will gamblers be allowed to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public areas will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most popular places where many people like to puff on cigarettes.

The outcome of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo halls. Profits have dropped and the industry is absolutely fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Surely they haven’t deserted this enduring game?

The answer is on the web. Gamblers know that they can play bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and still have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course gambling on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective part of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the governing edicts have left many bingo players with no option.