Much has been talked in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry struggling because of the smoking ban in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But will the net variation of this classic game offer a escape, or might it in no way compare to its land based equivalent?

Bingo is an classic game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game of late had undergone a recent comeback in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo parlors rather than the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enacting of the anti cigarette law throughout United Kingdom.

Players will no longer be able to smoke at the same time dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public location will not be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common places where many people enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo parlors. Profits have dropped and the industry is absolutely struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Of course they haven’t deserted this age old game?

The answer is on the net. Players are now realizing that they can play bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a cocktail and fag and still enjoy massive prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.

Of course betting on online can never replace the collective part of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with little alternative.