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Much has been reported in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hit as a result of the anti smoking law in the UK. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But can the web adaptation of this quintessential game present a lifeline, or might it never compare to its land based peer?

Bingo has been an age old game historically enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had experienced a recent return in popularity with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to be reversed with the enforcement of the cigarette ban all over Britain.

Players will no longer be allowed to smoke whilst marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public areas will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most popular locations where many people enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo halls. Players have dropped and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they haven’t cast aside this classic game?

The answer is on the web. Players know that they can participate in bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and fag and still enjoy big cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course gambling on online can never replace the communal part of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the law has left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.

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