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Much has been reported in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry struggling as a result of the anti cigarette law in the United Kingdom. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive tax cuts to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But does the web version of this traditional game offer a escape, or will it in no way compare to its land based peer?

Bingo has been an ancient game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game lately had experienced a recent resurgence in popularity with younger people deciding to visit the bingo parlors instead of the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to be destroyed with the introduction of the cigarette ban across United Kingdom.

Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public area will not be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite areas where folks enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plummeted and the business is absolutely fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Obviously they have not given up on this classic game?

The answer is on the net. Players know that they can play bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and cig and in the end, have a chance at massive prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course wagering on on the internet is unlikely to replace the social aspect of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of men and women the law has left many bingo players with no alternative.