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An abundance has been stated in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax cuts to assist in keeping the industry afloat. However can the web version of this quintessential game provide a escape, or will it in no way compare to its land based equivalent?

Bingo is an classic game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game of late had witnessed a recent increase in popularity with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo parlours rather than the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to change with the introduction of the smoking ban throughout UK.

No more will players be able to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common places where many people like to puff on cigarettes.

The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo parlours. Numbers have dropped and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Of course they haven't given up on this familiar game?

The answer is online. People realise that they can play bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beer and fag and still enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course playing on the web can never replace the collective part of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.