Much has been stated in the press recently about the bingo industry being hurt because of the smoking ban in the UK. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But will the net adaptation of this classic game present a escape, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar kin?

Bingo has been an classic game historically played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had undergone a recent increase in popularity with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlours rather than the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law throughout UK.

Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public areas will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favorite areas where folks enjoy smoking.

The results of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo halls. Numbers have plummeted and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they haven’t abandoned this age old game?

The answer is on the web. Gamblers know that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and cig and in the end, enjoy huge jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.

Of course gambling on online is unlikely to replace the communal part of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left many bingo players with little alternative.