Much has been stated in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the cigarette ban in the UK. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However can the net variation of this classic game offer a lifeline, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?

Bingo is an age old game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game lately had experienced a recent increase in appeal with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo parlors rather than the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to change with the enacting of the anti smoking law throughout UK.

No more will gamblers be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public areas will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most popular areas where many people like to puff on cigarettes.

The results of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Profits have dropped and the business is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Of course they have not forgotten this enduring game?

The answer is on the web. People realise that they can bet on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and fag and still have a chance at big cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.

Of course gambling on on the web will never replace the collective aspect of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left many bingo players with no alternative.