An abundance has been stated in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry being hit as a result of the cigarette ban in England. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to assist in keeping the industry afloat. However will the online adaptation of this quintessential game present a salvation, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?

Bingo is an age old game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game of late had experienced a recent resurgence in appeal with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo halls rather than the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the cigarette ban all over Britain.

No more will enthusiasts be allowed to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public location will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favored places where folks enjoy smoking.

The effects of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plummeted and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Of course they have not forgotten this ancient game?

The answer is online. People know that they can bet on bingo using their computer while enjoying a beer and cigarette and still enjoy big prizes. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course betting on on the web could never replace the collective aspect of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the law has left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.