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A lot has been talked in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in England. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax cuts to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However does the net variation of this quintessential game offer a reprieve, or will it not compare to its land based equivalent?

Bingo has been an age old game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game lately had seen a recent increase in acceptance with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlours instead of the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law all over Britain.

No more will players be permitted to smoke whilst marking numbers. From the summer of '07 all public locations will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite locations where folks enjoy smoking.

The effects of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlours. Players have dropped and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they haven't abandoned this classic game?

The answer is on the internet. Gamblers realize that they can bet on bingo using their computer while enjoying a cocktail and cig and in the end, enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course playing on the internet will never replace the collective aspect of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the law has left many bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.