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An abundance has been written in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry struggling because of the anti smoking law in the UK. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive tax cuts to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But does the online adaptation of this traditional game offer a reprieve, or might it not compare to its real life peer?

Bingo is an classic game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game recently had experienced a recent resurgence in popularity with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlours instead of the bars on a weekend. This is all about to change with the legislating of the smoking ban around United Kingdom.

Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public places will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite places where people like to smoke.

The results of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plunged and the industry is absolutely fighting for its life. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they have not given up on this established game?

The answer is online. People know that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and fag and still have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.

Of course playing on the internet is unlikely to replace the communal aspect of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of people the law has left many bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.