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A lot has been talked in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the anti cigarette law in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry alive. But can the online version of this traditional game offer a escape, or might it never compare to its land based peer?

Bingo has been an familiar game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game recently had undergone a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo halls instead of the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to be reversed with the enforcement of the anti smoking law all over England and Wales.

No longer will players be able to smoke whilst marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most common locations where many people like to smoke.

The effects of the smoking ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Profits have plunged and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they have not abandoned this enduring game?

The answer is on the web. Players realise that they can enjoy bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and cig and in the end, have a chance at big jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course gambling on on the internet will never replace the collective aspect of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of people the rules have left a lot of bingo players with no choice.