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A lot has been stated in the papers recently about the bingo industry struggling because of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But does the web adaptation of this classic game offer a lifeline, or will it not compare to its real life kin?

Bingo has been an age old game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game recently had witnessed a recent return in appeal with younger people opting to visit the bingo halls in place of the discos on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the enforcement of the anti smoking law all over UK.

Players will no longer be able to smoke at the same time dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public area will not be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favorite locations where players like to smoke.

The results of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlours. Numbers have dropped and the business is absolutely struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they haven’t cast aside this age old game?

The answer is on the internet. Players are now realizing that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and in the end, enjoy huge cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.

Of course betting on online will never replace the social aspect of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no option.