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An abundance has been written in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues because of the cigarette ban in Britain. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive tax cuts to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the web version of this classic game offer a lifeline, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar kin?

Bingo has been an enduring game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game of late had experienced a recent increase in popularity with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo parlours instead of the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the enacting of the anti smoking law across UK.

Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public place will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite places where many people like to smoke.

The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo halls. Numbers have plunged and the industry is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they haven’t given up on this age old game?

The answer is on the net. People realise that they can participate in bingo using their computer while enjoying a beverage and cig and still have a chance at monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course playing on the internet is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.