A lot has been talked in the papers not long ago concerning the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the anti smoking law in Britain. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to assist in keeping the industry afloat. However does the net adaptation of this quintessential game offer a reprieve, or will it never compare to its land based peer?

Bingo has been an ancient game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had witnessed a recent increase in popularity with younger people opting to hit the bingo halls rather than the discos on a weekend. All this is about to change with the enacting of the anti smoking law throughout UK.

Players will no longer be allowed to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public area will not be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored areas where folks enjoy smoking.

The effects of the smoking ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where have all the players gone? Surely they have not abandoned this familiar game?

The answer is online. People know that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and cig and still have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.

Of course wagering on on the net will never replace the collective aspect of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with no choice.