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Much has been reported in the papers not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in England. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However can the internet variation of this quintessential game provide a salvation, or will it never compare to its land based kin?

Bingo has been an age old game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had seen a recent resurgence in appeal with younger people opting to hit the bingo halls rather than the bars on a weekend. This is all about to change with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law all over Britain.

Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public place will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most common locations where folks like to smoke.

The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plunged and the industry is absolutely fighting for its life. But where did the players go? Certainly they haven’t given up on this enduring game?

The answer is on the web. People know that they can play bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a drink and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at huge jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course gambling on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective part 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 alternative.