A lot has been stated in the papers not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hit because of the anti smoking law in the UK. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge tax breaks to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the online version of this traditional game provide a salvation, or might it never compare to its real life relative?

Bingo has been an classic game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game of late had experienced a recent increase in appeal with younger members of society opting to visit the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a weekend. This is all about to be reversed with the enacting of the cigarette ban across United Kingdom.

Players will no longer be able to smoke while marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public areas will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most common locations where folks like to puff on cigarettes.

The results of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo halls. Players have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Obviously they have not given up on this familiar game?

The answer is on the web. Gamblers are now realizing that they can play bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and fag and in the end, enjoy big jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.

Of course betting on on the net is unlikely to replace the collective portion of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little option.