An abundance has been reported in the papers not long ago concerning the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big tax cuts to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However will the internet adaptation of this classic game present a salvation, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?

Bingo has been an enduring game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game of late had witnessed a recent return in acceptance with younger people opting to visit the bingo parlours in place of the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the smoking ban all over United Kingdom.

No longer will players be able to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public location will not be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favorite places where folks enjoy smoking.

The effects of the smoking ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Profits have plummeted and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Obviously they have not cast aside this ancient game?

The answer is online. People know that they can play bingo from their computer while enjoying a beverage and cig and in the end, enjoy massive jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.

Of course playing on the net is unlikely to replace the communal part of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with little option.