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A lot has been reported in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry struggling as a result of the anti smoking law in the UK. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big tax cuts to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But does the web variation of this traditional game provide a lifeline, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar relative?

Bingo has been an age old game historically played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game of late had undergone a recent resurgence in popularity with younger people deciding to hit the bingo halls instead of the bars on a weekend. All this is about to be destroyed with the introduction of the smoking ban across United Kingdom.

Players will no longer be able to smoke at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public locations will not be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most common places where many people like to smoke.

The results of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlours. Players have dropped and the industry is absolutely fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Surely they haven’t cast aside this ancient game?

The answer is on the web. Players are now realizing that they can gamble on bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and fag and in the end, enjoy monstrous prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.

Of course betting on online can never replace the communal part of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.