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An abundance has been stated in the papers recently concerning the bingo industry being hit because of the smoking ban in England. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But will the web adaptation of this traditional game present a reprieve, or will it in no way compare to its real life peer?

Bingo is an classic game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game lately had undergone a recent comeback in popularity with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo halls rather than the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to change with the enacting of the anti cigarette law around England and Wales.

Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. From the summer of '07 every public area will not be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most popular areas where folks like to puff on cigarettes.

The effects of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Certainly they have not abandoned this enduring game?

The answer is on the net. Gamblers know that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and cigarette and in the end, enjoy big cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.

Of course wagering on on the internet can never replace the social aspect of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the law has left a good many bingo players with no choice.