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Much has been reported in the papers not long ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But can the online version of this traditional game present a salvation, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar kin?

Bingo is an established game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game of late had experienced a recent comeback in popularity with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo halls instead of the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the cigarette ban across England and Wales.

No more will players be permitted to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public location will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favored areas where many people enjoy smoking.

The effects of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlors. Profits have dropped and the business is absolutely struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Surely they have not abandoned this established game?

The answer is on the net. Players realize that they can bet on bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and smoke and in the end, enjoy massive prizes. This is a recent development and has happened just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course gambling on on the internet can never replace the communal aspect of going over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a lot of bingo players with little alternative.