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Much has been stated in the press recently concerning the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However can the internet version of this traditional game present a salvation, or might it never compare to its land based relative?

Bingo is an classic game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game of late had seen a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo halls instead of the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the legislating of the anti cigarette law all over England and Wales.

Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes while marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favorite places where folks enjoy smoking.

The effects of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plunged and the business is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they have not cast aside this enduring game?

The answer is on the internet. Players realise that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and smoke and still have a chance at huge jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.

Of course betting on on the net is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with no option.

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