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Much has been stated in the press recently regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry afloat. But can the web version of this classic game present a salvation, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?

Bingo is an classic game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had witnessed a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger men and women opting to go to the bingo parlours rather than the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to change with the enforcement of the smoking ban across United Kingdom.

Players will no longer be permitted to smoke whilst marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public locations will not be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most common places where many people like to smoke.

The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo halls. Numbers have plunged and the business is absolutely fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Certainly they haven’t abandoned this enduring game?

The answer is online. Players realize that they can enjoy bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and fag and in the end, enjoy huge cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.

Of course betting on on the net could never replace the communal aspect of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the rules have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no choice.