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Much has been reported in the papers recently about the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the smoking ban in the United Kingdom. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive tax breaks to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But will the web variation of this quintessential game offer a reprieve, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar kin?

Bingo has been an familiar game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game of late had undergone a recent return in acceptance with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo halls rather than the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to be reversed with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law throughout Britain.

No more will gamblers be allowed to smoke while marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favorite places where players like to puff on cigarettes.

The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plunged and the business is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they have not cast aside this enduring game?

The answer is online. People realise that they can participate in bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and smoke and still have a chance at huge prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.

Of course betting on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective portion of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the rules have left a lot of bingo players with little option.