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A lot has been talked in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the anti smoking law in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax breaks to help keep the businesses afloat. But will the web adaptation of this classic game present a reprieve, or will it never compare to its land based opposite?

Bingo is an familiar game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had experienced a recent resurgence in appeal with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo parlours rather than the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to be reversed with the legislating of the cigarette ban all over United Kingdom.

No more will enthusiasts be allowed to smoke whilst marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most common locations where players like to puff on cigarettes.

The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo parlours. Profits have plummeted and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they haven’t given up on this enduring game?

The answer is on the net. Gamblers know that they can participate in bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and cig and still enjoy massive jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course gambling on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a good many bingo players with little option.