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An abundance has been reported in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However will the net version of this quintessential game offer a reprieve, or might it not compare to its land based peer?

Bingo has been an established game historically enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game recently had experienced a recent comeback in appeal with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo parlours in place of the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the legislating of the smoking ban around England and Wales.

No more will enthusiasts be allowed to smoke while dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of '07 all public areas will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favorite areas where folks enjoy smoking.

The results of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo parlors. Players have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Surely they have not cast aside this age old game?

The answer is on the net. Players know that they can play bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and cigarette and still enjoy monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course playing on the internet could never replace the social part of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a number of bingo players with no choice.