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Much has been talked in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the anti smoking law in the UK. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the internet adaptation of this quintessential game provide a reprieve, or will it in no way compare to its land based peer?

Bingo is an age old game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game recently had experienced a recent increase in popularity with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a weekend. This is all about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the cigarette ban all over England and Wales.

No longer will enthusiasts be able to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public places will not be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored locations where many people enjoy smoking.

The effects of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo parlours. Profits have plunged and the business is absolutely fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Of course they have not given up on this age old game?

The answer is online. People know that they can play bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and fag and in the end, have a chance at big jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course wagering on on the internet is unlikely to replace the communal portion of going over to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the law has left a lot of bingo players with no option.