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An abundance has been written in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the cigarette ban in Britain. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive tax cuts to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. But does the online version of this quintessential game offer a reprieve, or will it never compare to its real life peer?

Bingo is an established game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game recently had undergone a recent comeback in appeal with younger people deciding to go to the bingo halls in place of the discos on a Saturday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the cigarette ban around UK.

No more will gamblers be able to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public places will not be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favored locations where many people like to puff on cigarettes.

The results of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlours. Profits have plummeted and the industry is absolutely struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not cast aside this classic game?

The answer is on the web. Gamblers realise that they can gamble on bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and cig and in the end, enjoy huge jackpots. This is a recent development and has happened just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.

Of course betting on on the web is unlikely to replace the social part of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left many bingo enthusiasts with no choice.