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An abundance has been written in the papers not long ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax cuts to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the web adaptation of this quintessential game present a reprieve, or will it not compare to its land based equivalent?

Bingo has been an enduring game historically played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game recently had undergone a recent increase in appeal with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a weekend. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the cigarette ban throughout UK.

Players will no longer be allowed to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public location will not be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite locations where folks like to smoke.

The outcome of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo halls. Profits have dropped and the business is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they have not given up on this age old game?

The answer is on the web. Players know that they can gamble on bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and smoke and in the end, enjoy huge jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course playing online will never replace the collective aspect of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no choice.

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