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A lot has been reported in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry singing the blues because of the cigarette ban in the UK. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However does the web version of this classic game offer a lifeline, or might it not compare to its real life relative?

Bingo is an familiar game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game lately had witnessed a recent comeback in appeal with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a weekend. This is all about to change with the enforcement of the smoking ban throughout Britain.

No more will players be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most popular locations where people enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo halls. Profits have plummeted and the business is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Obviously they haven’t abandoned this ancient game?

The answer is on the net. People realise that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beverage and fag and still enjoy massive jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course betting on on the internet will never replace the communal portion of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the law has left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.