An abundance has been stated in the press not long ago about the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the anti smoking law in England. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge tax cuts to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However can the internet version of this quintessential game offer a reprieve, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?

Bingo is an established game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game recently had witnessed a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger members of society opting to hit the bingo parlors rather than the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the smoking ban all over UK.

No more will gamblers be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public areas will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most popular areas where players enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo halls. Numbers have plunged and the business is literally struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Surely they have not forgotten this familiar game?

The answer is on the web. People realize that they can play bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and smoke and in the end, enjoy huge cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course betting on on the web will never replace the communal part of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with little option.