A lot has been written in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in the United Kingdom. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive aid to help keep the industry afloat. However will the web adaptation of this classic game provide a salvation, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?

Bingo is an enduring game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game of late had seen a recent comeback in appeal with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to change with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law around Britain.

No longer will enthusiasts be able to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public locations will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular locations where people enjoy smoking.

The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Of course they have not cast aside this familiar game?

The answer is on the web. People realise that they can gamble on bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course playing on the net can never replace the communal aspect of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the law has left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.