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A lot has been talked in the press recently about the bingo industry struggling as a result of the smoking ban in Britain. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses alive. However can the online adaptation of this classic game offer a salvation, or will it never compare to its land based kin?

Bingo is an enduring game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game lately had undergone a recent comeback in acceptance with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo parlors instead of the discos on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the enforcement of the smoking ban throughout United Kingdom.

Players will no longer be allowed to smoke whilst marking numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public locations will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored locations where many people like to smoke.

The results of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlours. Profits have plummeted and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Of course they haven’t given up on this familiar game?

The answer is on the internet. Players know that they can play bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and cigarette and in the end, enjoy massive prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.

Of course wagering on on the web will never replace the social part of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of men and women the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no option.