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An abundance has been written in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry struggling as a result of the cigarette ban in Britain. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the net adaptation of this traditional game provide a lifeline, or might it not compare to its real life peer?

Bingo is an age old game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game lately had experienced a recent increase in appeal with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo halls instead of the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the anti smoking law across England and Wales.

Players will no longer be able to smoke while marking numbers. Starting in the summer of '07 every public location will not be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most popular locations where people enjoy smoking.

The results of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Profits have plummeted and the business is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Surely they haven't cast aside this classic game?

The answer is on the web. Gamblers know that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a drink and cig and in the end, enjoy huge cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course gambling on online is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of going over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of players the law has left many bingo players with little option.