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An abundance has been reported in the press recently about the bingo industry struggling because of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However can the internet adaptation of this traditional game offer a reprieve, or will it never compare to its real life relative?

Bingo is an ancient game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game of late had experienced a recent comeback in popularity with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo parlors instead of the discos on a weekend. This is all about to change with the enacting of the anti smoking law around United Kingdom.

Players will no longer be allowed to smoke at the same time dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public places will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favored areas where players like to smoke.

The results of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo halls. Profits have dropped and the business is absolutely struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they haven’t deserted this classic game?

The answer is on the web. Players realize that they can participate in bingo using their computer while enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and still enjoy massive prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.

Of course wagering on on the internet can never replace the collective part of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the rules have left a lot of bingo players with little option.