An abundance has been talked in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in the United Kingdom. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge tax cuts to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. But will the web adaptation of this classic game offer a escape, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?

Bingo is an familiar game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game recently had witnessed a recent increase in appeal with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlors rather than the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to change with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law around Britain.

No more will players be allowed to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public locations will not be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favorite areas where many people like to smoke.

The results of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Players have dropped and the business is literally fighting for its life. But where did the players go? Certainly they have not abandoned this enduring game?

The answer is online. People are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and cigarette and still enjoy big prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.

Of course playing online will never replace the communal part of going over to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with no choice.