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A lot has been talked in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry singing the blues because of the anti smoking law in England. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive tax cuts to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However can the net adaptation of this classic game provide a salvation, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar relative?

Bingo has been an ancient game historically enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had seen a recent resurgence in popularity with younger people opting to visit the bingo parlors in place of the bars on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law around United Kingdom.

No more will gamblers be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public area will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored locations where many people like to puff on cigarettes.

The effects of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Surely they have not deserted this enduring game?

The answer is online. Players know that they can bet on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and smoke and in the end, have a chance at huge prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course betting on on the web can never replace the collective aspect of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no choice.