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Much has been talked in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However can the internet adaptation of this traditional game offer a salvation, or might it never compare to its real life kin?

Bingo is an age old game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game of late had undergone a recent comeback in acceptance with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo parlors in place of the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the introduction of the anti smoking law around England and Wales.

No longer will gamblers be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public place will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most popular places where people like to puff on cigarettes.

The results of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo halls. Profits have plummeted and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Of course they have not forgotten this ancient game?

The answer is on the web. Gamblers are now realizing that they can play bingo from their computer while enjoying a beverage and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at big prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course gambling on on the internet is unlikely to replace the social part of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.