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A lot has been reported in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the smoking ban in Britain. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses alive. However does the web variation of this quintessential game provide a escape, or might it not compare to its real life kin?

Bingo has been an enduring game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game recently had experienced a recent comeback in popularity with younger members of society opting to hit the bingo parlors in place of the discos on a weekend. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law around England and Wales.

No more will enthusiasts be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public areas will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common locations where folks like to puff on cigarettes.

The effects of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo parlours. Profits have plummeted and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they haven’t forgotten this established game?

The answer is on the internet. Gamblers know that they can wager on bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and cigarette and still have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course betting on on the internet is unlikely to replace the communal portion of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with little option.

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