An abundance has been stated in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the cigarette ban in Britain. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax breaks to help keep the businesses alive. However does the net variation of this classic game offer a reprieve, or will it never compare to its land based peer?

Bingo has been an ancient game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had witnessed a recent comeback in popularity with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo parlors in place of the discos on a Saturday night. All this is about to change with the enacting of the anti cigarette law around UK.

Players will no longer be allowed to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite places where players like to smoke.

The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo halls. Numbers have plunged and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Of course they have not cast aside this age old game?

The answer is on the internet. Players are now realizing that they can play bingo from their computer while enjoying a beverage and cig and in the end, have a chance at big cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.

Of course betting on on the web could never replace the collective portion of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a number of bingo players with no choice.