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Much has been stated in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the smoking ban in the UK. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But does the net variation of this traditional game present a reprieve, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar relative?

Bingo has been an classic game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game of late had experienced a recent comeback in appeal with younger people deciding to visit the bingo halls instead of the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the cigarette ban across Britain.

Players will no longer be able to smoke while dabbing numbers. From the summer of '07 all public areas will not be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favored places where people enjoy smoking.

The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Numbers have dropped and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they haven't forgotten this established game?

The answer is on the internet. Players are now realizing that they can participate in bingo using their computer while enjoying a beer and fag and in the end, have a chance at big cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course betting on online could never replace the social portion of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of men and women the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with no option.