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A lot has been stated in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry struggling because of the cigarette ban in England. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to help keep the industry afloat. However can the net version of this traditional game provide a salvation, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar peer?

Bingo has been an ancient game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had experienced a recent increase in popularity with younger people opting to hit the bingo halls rather than the discos on a weekend. This is all about to change with the legislating of the anti cigarette law throughout United Kingdom.

No more will players be permitted to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public location will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most popular locations where folks like to smoke.

The effects of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo halls. Numbers have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Of course they haven't deserted this age old game?

The answer is on the net. People are now realizing that they can wager on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a drink and fag and in the end, have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course wagering on on the net is unlikely to replace the social part of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the law has left a lot of bingo players with little alternative.