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A lot has been talked in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hurt because of the smoking ban in Britain. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax cuts to assist in keeping the industry afloat. But can the net adaptation of this classic game provide a escape, or might it not compare to its real life opposite?

Bingo is an ancient game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game recently had witnessed a recent resurgence in popularity with younger people deciding to visit the bingo halls instead of the discos on a weekend. This is all about to change with the introduction of the anti cigarette law around Britain.

Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public locations will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favorite locations where people enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the business is absolutely struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they haven’t abandoned this classic game?

The answer is on the web. Gamblers realize that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beer and cigarette and still have a chance at monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course gambling on online could never replace the communal portion of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little option.

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