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A lot has been stated in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the cigarette ban 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 afloat. But will the net adaptation of this traditional game offer a reprieve, or might it not compare to its land based kin?

Bingo is an familiar game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game lately had undergone a recent increase in appeal with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlours rather than the clubs on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the enforcement of the smoking ban around England and Wales.

Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public area will not be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite places where many people enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo halls. Players have plunged and the business is literally struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Obviously they haven’t deserted this established game?

The answer is online. Gamblers know that they can enjoy bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and smoke and in the end, have a chance at huge prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.

Of course wagering on on the internet is unlikely to replace the communal aspect of going over to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with little alternative.