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A lot has been written in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hurt because of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge tax cuts to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However will the internet variation of this traditional game provide a escape, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar kin?

Bingo has been an age old game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game recently had witnessed a recent increase in acceptance with younger members of society opting to hit the bingo parlors in place of the discos on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the introduction of the anti smoking law all over United Kingdom.

No longer will gamblers be able to smoke while dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public places will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most common places where folks enjoy smoking.

The effects of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlors. Profits have plunged and the business is absolutely fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Of course they have not forgotten this enduring game?

The answer is on the net. Players know that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and cigarette and still have a chance at monstrous jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course playing on the net could never replace the collective aspect of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with little alternative.