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A lot has been talked in the press recently concerning the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the smoking ban in Britain. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive tax cuts to assist in keeping the industry alive. But can the online variation of this quintessential game offer a escape, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar peer?

Bingo has been an ancient game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game lately had undergone a recent increase in appeal with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo parlours instead of the discos on a Saturday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the anti cigarette law throughout UK.

No longer will enthusiasts be able to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favorite places where people enjoy smoking.

The results of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo parlours. Players have plunged and the industry is literally struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Of course they haven't forgotten this enduring game?

The answer is on the internet. Gamblers know that they can play bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and smoke and in the end, enjoy big jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.

Of course playing on the web can never replace the collective aspect of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no choice.