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A lot has been written in the press recently regarding the bingo industry being hit because of the anti cigarette law in England. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax breaks to help keep the industry alive. However will the web version of this classic game present a salvation, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar peer?

Bingo is an age old game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game recently had seen a recent increase in appeal with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlors rather than the discos on a weekend. All this is about to change with the enforcement of the anti smoking law throughout Britain.

Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes while marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public locations will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored locations where people like to puff on cigarettes.

The effects of the smoking ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo halls. Numbers have dropped and the industry is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they have not forgotten this familiar game?

The answer is on the net. Gamblers realize that they can enjoy bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and smoke and in the end, have a chance at huge prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course wagering on on the net will never replace the collective part of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of people the rules have left a lot of bingo players with no choice.