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Much has been stated in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hit as a result of the anti smoking law in the United Kingdom. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax cuts to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But can the online version of this traditional game offer a salvation, or will it never compare to its real life equivalent?

Bingo is an age old game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had seen a recent comeback in popularity with younger people opting to hit the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a weekend. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the smoking ban around UK.

Players will no longer be allowed to smoke while marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most common places where folks like to smoke.

The results of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plummeted and the industry is absolutely struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they haven’t deserted this ancient game?

The answer is on the internet. Gamblers know that they can bet on bingo using their computer while enjoying a beverage and smoke and in the end, enjoy big cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.

Of course betting on on the net will never replace the communal portion of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no choice.