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A lot has been stated in the press recently about the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the cigarette ban in the UK. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the internet version of this quintessential game provide a reprieve, or might it in no way compare to its land based equivalent?

Bingo is an classic game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game recently had undergone a recent increase in acceptance with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo parlors rather than the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the introduction of the smoking ban throughout UK.

No more will enthusiasts be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. From the summer of '07 all public locations will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most common locations where players enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo halls. Numbers have dropped and the business is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they haven't forgotten this enduring game?

The answer is online. Gamblers are now realizing that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and fag and in the end, have a chance at massive prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.

Of course wagering on on the web could never replace the social part of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the rules have left a good many bingo players with little choice.