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A lot has been reported in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues because of the anti smoking law in Britain. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive tax cuts to assist in keeping the businesses afloat. However can the online version of this quintessential game offer a lifeline, or will it in no way compare to its real life equivalent?

Bingo is an established game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had witnessed a recent increase in acceptance with younger people deciding to visit the bingo parlours rather than the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to be reversed with the enacting of the anti smoking law all over UK.

Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public location will not be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most common areas where players like to puff on cigarettes.

The effects of the cigarette ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Profits have plummeted and the business is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Surely they have not cast aside this established game?

The answer is on the web. Players are now realizing that they can participate in bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beer and fag and in the end, have a chance at big cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course gambling on on the web is unlikely to replace the social portion of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.