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A lot has been stated in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt because of the smoking ban in England. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However can the web version of this quintessential game provide a lifeline, or might it in no way compare to its real life kin?

Bingo is an established game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had undergone a recent resurgence in popularity with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo halls in place of the discos on a weekend. All this is about to change with the introduction of the cigarette ban around United Kingdom.

Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favored locations where people like to smoke.

The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Surely they haven’t abandoned this age old game?

The answer is on the net. Gamblers know that they can participate in bingo from their computer while enjoying a drink and fag and in the end, enjoy big prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.

Of course playing on the net is unlikely to replace the collective part of going over to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the law has left many bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.