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An abundance has been talked in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the anti cigarette law in England. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However will the online variation of this traditional game offer a salvation, or might it never compare to its land based equivalent?

Bingo is an ancient game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had experienced a recent comeback in acceptance with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a Saturday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the anti smoking law throughout UK.

No more will players be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public area will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most popular areas where folks enjoy smoking.

The effects of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Profits have dropped and the business is absolutely fighting for its life. But where did the players go? Obviously they have not deserted this age old game?

The answer is on the internet. People realise that they can play bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and smoke and still enjoy huge cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.

Of course wagering on on the web will never replace the social aspect of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the law has left many bingo players with little alternative.