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An abundance has been written in the press recently concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the smoking ban in the UK. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax breaks to help keep the businesses afloat. But does the net variation of this classic game provide a lifeline, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?

Bingo is an ancient game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game of late had experienced a recent increase in acceptance with younger people deciding to hit the bingo halls in place of the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to be reversed with the legislating of the smoking ban throughout United Kingdom.

Players will no longer be able to smoke while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public area will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common areas where people enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the smoking ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Profits have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Surely they have not deserted this familiar game?

The answer is online. People are now realizing that they can wager on bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beer and fag and in the end, have a chance at monstrous prizes. This is a recent development and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course playing on the web can never replace the collective part of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no option.