An abundance has been talked in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry struggling because of the smoking ban in the United Kingdom. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive tax breaks to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However will the net variation of this quintessential game offer a salvation, or might it never compare to its real life relative?

Bingo has been an enduring game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had seen a recent return in popularity with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo halls rather than the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to change with the introduction of the anti smoking law all over United Kingdom.

Players will no longer be permitted to smoke while marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public location will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most popular areas where people enjoy smoking.

The results of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo halls. Profits have plummeted and the industry is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Certainly they have not abandoned this established game?

The answer is on the net. People are now realizing that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beer and smoke and in the end, have a chance at monstrous prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.

Of course wagering on online is unlikely to replace the communal portion of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the rules have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.