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An abundance has been reported in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the anti smoking law in the United Kingdom. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. But can the online adaptation of this classic game present a salvation, or might it never compare to its real life equivalent?

Bingo is an classic game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game lately had undergone a recent increase in appeal with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo parlors instead of the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the enacting of the cigarette ban all over Britain.

Players will no longer be able to smoke while marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public area will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite areas where people like to smoke.

The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo halls. Numbers have plunged and the industry is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Certainly they have not abandoned this age old game?

The answer is on the internet. People realise that they can wager on bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a drink and cigarette and in the end, enjoy massive prizes. This is a recent development and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course wagering on on the web will never replace the collective portion of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.