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Much has been reported in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the cigarette ban in England. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But does the online variation of this quintessential game provide a reprieve, or will it never compare to its real life kin?

Bingo has been an familiar game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game recently had witnessed a recent increase in appeal with younger people opting to visit the bingo halls instead of the bars on a weekend. This is all about to be destroyed with the introduction of the anti smoking law all over UK.

Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public place will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favored areas where many people like to smoke.

The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo halls. Numbers have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Of course they have not cast aside this age old game?

The answer is online. Gamblers realize that they can play bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and cig and in the end, enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.

Of course playing on the net is unlikely to replace the collective part of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the rules have left many bingo enthusiasts with little option.