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An abundance has been stated in the press recently about the bingo industry being hurt because of the smoking ban in the United Kingdom. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big tax cuts to help keep the businesses afloat. However can the online adaptation of this quintessential game offer a reprieve, or might it in no way compare to its real life opposite?

Bingo has been an enduring game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game recently had undergone a recent resurgence in appeal with younger people opting to hit the bingo halls in place of the bars on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the enforcement of the smoking ban around United Kingdom.

No longer will players be allowed to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public places will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored locations where players enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo halls. Profits have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Certainly they haven’t forgotten this familiar game?

The answer is on the internet. People realise that they can play bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a drink and smoke and in the end, have a chance at big jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course gambling on on the net can never replace the collective aspect of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no choice.

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