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A lot has been stated in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the smoking ban in England. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However can the internet variation of this traditional game present a escape, or might it never compare to its land based equivalent?

Bingo has been an ancient game historically played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game lately had experienced a recent return in popularity with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the introduction of the cigarette ban all over UK.

Players will no longer be allowed to smoke while marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public area will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common places where players enjoy smoking.

The results of the smoking ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo parlors. Players have plummeted and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Surely they haven't abandoned this familiar game?

The answer is online. People realise that they can enjoy bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and fag and still enjoy monstrous jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.

Of course betting on online will never replace the collective portion of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with little option.