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An abundance has been talked in the papers not long ago concerning the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the anti smoking law in the United Kingdom. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge aid to help keep the businesses afloat. However can the net variation of this quintessential game provide a salvation, or will it not compare to its land based peer?

Bingo is an ancient game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game lately had undergone a recent increase in popularity with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo parlors in place of the bars on a weekend. This is all about to be reversed with the enacting of the anti cigarette law throughout United Kingdom.

No longer will enthusiasts be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of '07 every public place will not be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most popular areas where players like to smoke.

The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo halls. Numbers have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Obviously they have not abandoned this enduring game?

The answer is on the internet. Gamblers realise that they can enjoy bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and fag and in the end, have a chance at huge jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course gambling on online is unlikely to replace the communal portion of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the law has left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little option.