Much has been written in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in England. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big aid to help keep the businesses alive. However can the online version of this traditional game provide a reprieve, or might it in no way compare to its real life peer?

Bingo is an classic game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had undergone a recent return in appeal with younger members of society opting to visit the bingo parlors instead of the bars on a weekend. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the smoking ban throughout England and Wales.

Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public area will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most popular places where folks enjoy smoking.

The results of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Players have dropped and the business is literally struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they haven’t forgotten this classic game?

The answer is on the net. Gamblers know that they can gamble on bingo using their computer while enjoying a drink and cig and in the end, enjoy big cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.

Of course gambling on on the net can never replace the communal portion of going down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of players the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no choice.