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An abundance has been written in the papers not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt because of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax cuts to assist in keeping the industry afloat. But will the online adaptation of this traditional game provide a salvation, or might it not compare to its real life equivalent?

Bingo has been an established game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game of late had seen a recent return in popularity with younger men and women opting to go to the bingo parlors rather than the discos on a Saturday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the enacting of the smoking ban across United Kingdom.

Players will no longer be permitted to smoke whilst marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public location will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most common locations where many people enjoy smoking.

The effects of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Players have plummeted and the industry is absolutely struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Of course they have not deserted this age old game?

The answer is on the internet. Gamblers are now realizing that they can wager on bingo from their computer while enjoying a drink and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at huge prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.

Of course gambling on on the net is unlikely to replace the communal part of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little option.