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A lot has been reported in the press recently regarding the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the anti smoking law in the United Kingdom. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big tax breaks to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the web variation of this classic game present a escape, or will it not compare to its real life opposite?

Bingo is an age old game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game of late had seen a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger people deciding to visit the bingo parlours instead of the bars on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the legislating of the anti cigarette law around United Kingdom.

No longer will players be able to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public area will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most popular areas where people enjoy smoking.

The effects of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlours. Players have plunged and the industry is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Of course they haven’t cast aside this age old game?

The answer is on the web. Players know that they can participate in bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and still enjoy massive jackpots. This is a recent development and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course wagering on online is unlikely to replace the collective portion of going down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little option.