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Much has been reported in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the smoking ban in England. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive tax cuts to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the online version of this classic game provide a reprieve, or might it never compare to its land based kin?

Bingo has been an ancient game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had undergone a recent increase in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo halls instead of the bars on a weekend. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the smoking ban around Britain.

No longer will gamblers be able to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public areas will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored areas where players enjoy smoking.

The effects of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they have not forgotten this ancient game?

The answer is on the web. People are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo from their computer while enjoying a cocktail and cig and in the end, have a chance at huge prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.

Of course gambling on online can never replace the communal part of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a number of bingo players with no alternative.

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