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A lot has been stated in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hit because of the anti smoking law in the United Kingdom. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the web adaptation of this classic game present a salvation, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?

Bingo has been an age old game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game of late had seen a recent resurgence in appeal with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo parlours rather than the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law across United Kingdom.

No more will players be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public place will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favored places where many people enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo halls. Numbers have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not abandoned this ancient game?

The answer is on the net. People realise that they can participate in bingo from their computer while enjoying a beverage and cigarette and still enjoy huge prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.

Of course wagering on on the net could never replace the social aspect of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left a number of bingo players with little alternative.