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Much has been reported in the papers not long ago about the bingo industry being hit because of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax cuts to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However will the online version of this classic game provide a reprieve, or will it not compare to its land based kin?

Bingo has been an established game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had undergone a recent increase in appeal with younger men and women opting to go to the bingo parlours in place of the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to change with the enacting of the anti cigarette law throughout Britain.

No more will enthusiasts be able to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public area will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most common areas where many people enjoy smoking.

The effects of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlors. Profits have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Obviously they haven’t abandoned this ancient game?

The answer is on the internet. Gamblers realize that they can bet on bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and fag and still have a chance at massive prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course gambling on on the internet is unlikely to replace the communal portion of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little option.