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A lot has been reported in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry struggling because of the anti smoking law in Britain. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big aid to help keep the businesses alive. However can the net variation of this quintessential game provide a salvation, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar kin?

Bingo is an established game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game lately had seen a recent return in appeal with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo parlours in place of the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the legislating of the cigarette ban throughout Britain.

No longer will players be able to smoke whilst marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public area will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored areas where many people enjoy smoking.

The effects of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo halls. Players have plunged and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Of course they haven’t given up on this classic game?

The answer is on the internet. Players know that they can wager on bingo from their computer while enjoying a beer and smoke and in the end, enjoy massive jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course gambling on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective portion of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little choice.