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An abundance has been talked in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry singing the blues because of the cigarette ban in Britain. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However does the net variation of this traditional game present a lifeline, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?

Bingo is an established game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game lately had undergone a recent comeback in appeal with younger people deciding to hit the bingo halls instead of the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to be reversed with the enforcement of the anti smoking law across Britain.

No more will gamblers be able to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of '07 all public places will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favored places where many people like to smoke.

The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo parlours. Numbers have dropped and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not forgotten this classic game?

The answer is on the web. People realize that they can participate in bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a drink and smoke and still enjoy big cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.

Of course playing on the web will never replace the social portion of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.