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An abundance has been written in the papers not long ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However will the web adaptation of this quintessential game offer a salvation, or might it not compare to its land based opposite?

Bingo is an established game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game recently had witnessed a recent comeback in appeal with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo parlors in place of the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the smoking ban all over UK.

No longer will players be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of '07 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favored areas where players enjoy smoking.

The results of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo halls. Numbers have dropped and the business is literally fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Surely they haven't cast aside this ancient game?

The answer is on the net. Gamblers realise that they can wager on bingo from their computer while enjoying a drink and fag and still enjoy big cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.

Of course playing online is unlikely to replace the collective portion of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with no option.