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An abundance has been stated in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge aid to help keep the industry alive. However will the online version of this classic game present a reprieve, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?

Bingo is an ancient game historically played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game lately had witnessed a recent resurgence in popularity with younger people opting to visit the bingo parlours rather than the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the legislating of the anti smoking law throughout UK.

No longer will gamblers be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of '07 every public area will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most common places where players like to smoke.

The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo halls. Players have plunged and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Of course they have not forgotten this age old game?

The answer is online. People realise that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a drink and cig and in the end, enjoy monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course wagering on on the internet will never replace the social portion of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no option.