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Much has been reported in the press not long ago about the bingo industry struggling as a result of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax breaks to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the online adaptation of this traditional game provide a reprieve, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?

Bingo is an age old game historically played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game recently had witnessed a recent comeback in appeal with younger people opting to visit the bingo halls rather than the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the legislating of the anti smoking law throughout UK.

Players will no longer be permitted to smoke at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favorite locations where players like to smoke.

The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlours. Players have dropped and the industry is literally fighting for its life. But where did the players go? Obviously they have not forgotten this ancient game?

The answer is on the internet. Players realize that they can gamble on bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and still have a chance at monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.

Of course gambling on on the web will never replace the communal portion of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.