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Much has been written in the press not long ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the cigarette ban in the UK. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But will the net version of this classic game present a escape, or might it never compare to its land based equivalent?

Bingo has been an classic game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game lately had seen a recent increase in acceptance with younger people opting to visit the bingo parlours rather than the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enacting of the anti cigarette law around UK.

Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public places will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite locations where people like to smoke.

The results of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the industry is absolutely struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Of course they haven't given up on this established game?

The answer is on the web. Gamblers realize that they can play bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.

Of course betting on online will never replace the communal part of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with little option.