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Much has been stated in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry singing the blues because of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax cuts to assist in keeping the industry alive. But can the web version of this classic game offer a salvation, or might it not compare to its land based opposite?

Bingo has been an familiar game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game lately had witnessed a recent comeback in acceptance with younger members of society opting to hit the bingo parlours in place of the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to change with the enacting of the cigarette ban across UK.

No more will gamblers be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite locations where many people enjoy smoking.

The results of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo parlours. Profits have dropped and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Of course they haven’t deserted this age old game?

The answer is online. People know that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beer and cigarette and still enjoy huge cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course wagering on on the web can never replace the communal aspect of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with little choice.