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An abundance has been written in the papers not long ago concerning the bingo industry struggling because of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax cuts to help keep the industry alive. However can the net version of this quintessential game present a salvation, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar relative?

Bingo has been an age old game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game of late had witnessed a recent increase in acceptance with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlors rather than the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the anti cigarette law all over Britain.

Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public location will not be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite places where players like to puff on cigarettes.

The effects of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Profits have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they haven’t cast aside this established game?

The answer is on the web. Gamblers know that they can bet on bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and cigarette and in the end, enjoy massive prizes. This is a recent development and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course wagering on on the internet is unlikely to replace the collective part of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with no option.