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A lot has been stated in the press recently concerning the bingo industry being hit because of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax breaks to help keep the businesses alive. However can the web version of this traditional game present a salvation, or might it in no way compare to its real life equivalent?

Bingo is an classic game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game lately had seen a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo parlours rather than the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the smoking ban across United Kingdom.

No longer will gamblers be allowed to smoke at the same time marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public area will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular areas where players enjoy smoking.

The effects of the smoking ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo halls. Players have plunged and the business is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they have not given up on this established game?

The answer is online. People are now realizing that they can play bingo using their computer while enjoying a beer and fag and in the end, enjoy big prizes. This is a recent development and has happened just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.

Of course betting on online is unlikely to replace the communal part of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.