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A lot has been talked in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry being hit as a result of the cigarette ban in the UK. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge aid to assist in keeping the businesses alive. But can the internet version of this quintessential game offer a salvation, or will it never compare to its real life peer?

Bingo has been an enduring game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game lately had seen a recent return in acceptance with younger members of society opting to hit the bingo parlours rather than the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to be reversed with the enforcement of the cigarette ban throughout England and Wales.

Players will no longer be permitted to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public places will not be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite places where people enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plummeted and the industry is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not forgotten this enduring game?

The answer is on the web. Players are now realizing that they can bet on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and cig and in the end, enjoy huge jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.

Of course gambling on on the web will never replace the communal part of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the law has left a lot of bingo players with no alternative.