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An abundance has been written in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the smoking ban in the UK. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry alive. But will the internet version of this classic game provide a lifeline, or might it never compare to its real life relative?

Bingo has been an established game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game recently had witnessed a recent return in popularity with younger people opting to hit the bingo parlours instead of the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the legislating of the anti smoking law around Britain.

Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public place will not be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite places where people like to smoke.

The outcome of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Profits have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Certainly they have not cast aside this familiar game?

The answer is on the web. Gamblers are now realizing that they can bet on bingo using their computer while enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at massive prizes. This is a recent development and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course playing on the net is unlikely to replace the communal aspect of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.