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Much has been reported in the papers recently concerning the bingo industry struggling as a result of the anti cigarette law in England. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But does the net version of this classic game provide a salvation, or will it never compare to its real life peer?

Bingo is an enduring game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game lately had witnessed a recent increase in appeal with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlours rather than the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to change with the legislating of the smoking ban around Britain.

Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favored places where many people enjoy smoking.

The effects of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlors. Players have dropped and the business is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Certainly they haven't forgotten this enduring game?

The answer is on the web. Players realise that they can play bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a drink and fag and still have a chance at massive prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course betting on on the internet is unlikely to replace the social aspect of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.