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A lot has been stated in the press not long ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the smoking ban in Britain. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive tax cuts to help keep the industry afloat. However will the web adaptation of this traditional game offer a reprieve, or might it not compare to its real life peer?

Bingo has been an established game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game of late had seen a recent increase in appeal with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo parlours instead of the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the anti smoking law across UK.

No more will enthusiasts be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public places will not be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored areas where folks enjoy smoking.

The results of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo parlors. Players have plummeted and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Obviously they have not given up on this established game?

The answer is online. People realise that they can enjoy bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beer and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at massive prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.

Of course gambling on online is unlikely to replace the collective part of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of people the law has left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little option.

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