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Much has been reported in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the cigarette ban in Britain. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. But will the net variation of this traditional game provide a salvation, or will it not compare to its land based peer?

Bingo has been an familiar game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game recently had experienced a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo halls in place of the bars on a Friday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the anti smoking law throughout United Kingdom.

No more will players be allowed to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most popular areas where folks like to smoke.

The effects of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo halls. Players have plunged and the industry is literally struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Surely they haven't abandoned this age old game?

The answer is on the net. Gamblers know that they can play bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and smoke and in the end, enjoy big jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.

Of course wagering on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no option.