Much has been reported in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hit as a result of the anti smoking law in England. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However will the internet adaptation of this quintessential game offer a salvation, or will it never compare to its real life equivalent?

Bingo has been an established game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game recently had experienced a recent comeback in appeal with younger people opting to hit the bingo parlors in place of the bars on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the anti cigarette law all over UK.

Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public location will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular locations where folks like to smoke.

The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlors. Profits have dropped and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they haven’t forgotten this classic game?

The answer is on the internet. Gamblers realize that they can play bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beer and smoke and still enjoy massive jackpots. This is a recent development and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course wagering on on the net is unlikely to replace the communal portion of going over to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the law has left a number of bingo players with little alternative.