An abundance has been written in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the anti cigarette law in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. But can the web variation of this quintessential game offer a salvation, or will it in no way compare to its real life peer?

Bingo has been an classic game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had undergone a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger people opting to visit the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a Friday night. This is all about to be reversed with the enacting of the smoking ban around United Kingdom.

No longer will players be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public area will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular areas where players like to smoke.

The results of the smoking ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Players have dropped and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they have not deserted this familiar game?

The answer is on the web. People know that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and smoke and still have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.

Of course gambling on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective portion of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of people the law has left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.