Read more about the
Las Vegas 2024 Super
Bowl Streaker!

Much has been reported in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the anti smoking law in the UK. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive tax breaks to help keep the industry alive. However will the online adaptation of this traditional game present a reprieve, or will it in no way compare to its land based opposite?

Bingo is an established game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game recently had experienced a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger people opting to go to the bingo halls instead of the bars on a weekend. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the anti smoking law throughout United Kingdom.

No more will players be allowed to smoke while marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public locations will not be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favorite locations where folks like to smoke.

The effects of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plunged and the industry is literally fighting for its life. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they haven’t cast aside this age old game?

The answer is online. People know that they can bet on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and cig and in the end, enjoy huge cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.

Of course gambling on on the net is unlikely to replace the collective portion of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with little choice.