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An abundance has been talked in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the anti smoking law in Britain. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. But can the web adaptation of this classic game provide a reprieve, or will it in no way compare to its land based kin?

Bingo is an familiar game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game of late had seen a recent resurgence in appeal with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlours rather than the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to be reversed with the enacting of the smoking ban all over United Kingdom.

No more will players be able to smoke whilst marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most popular places where people enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo halls. Players have plunged and the industry is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Obviously they have not given up on this established game?

The answer is on the internet. Players realise that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a drink and smoke and still enjoy huge jackpots. This is a recent development and has happened just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course playing online is unlikely to replace the communal aspect of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with little choice.