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An abundance has been reported in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hit as a result of the smoking ban in the UK. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax cuts to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However will the internet version of this classic game offer a salvation, or will it not compare to its land based kin?

Bingo is an enduring game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game lately had seen a recent comeback in acceptance with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlors instead of the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to be reversed with the enacting of the anti smoking law throughout England and Wales.

Players will no longer be allowed to smoke whilst marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public locations will not be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favored places where folks like to puff on cigarettes.

The results of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlors. Players have dropped and the industry is literally fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Surely they haven’t given up on this familiar game?

The answer is online. People are now realizing that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a drink and fag and in the end, have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course gambling on on the web could never replace the communal aspect of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the law has left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little option.