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Much has been talked in the press recently about the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big aid to assist in keeping the businesses alive. But will the online variation of this traditional game offer a escape, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?

Bingo is an established game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game lately had seen a recent return in popularity with younger people deciding to visit the bingo parlours rather than the discos on a weekend. This is all about to be destroyed with the legislating of the smoking ban across England and Wales.

Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public locations will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite locations where many people enjoy smoking.

The results of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Profits have plunged and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Obviously they have not given up on this classic game?

The answer is on the net. People know that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a drink and smoke and in the end, enjoy huge prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.

Of course gambling on on the internet can never replace the communal part of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.