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A lot has been written in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry singing the blues because of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to help keep the industry alive. However does the web version of this traditional game provide a salvation, or will it not compare to its real life equivalent?

Bingo has been an age old game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game lately had undergone a recent comeback in acceptance with younger people deciding to go to the bingo halls in place of the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the cigarette ban around UK.

No more will gamblers be able to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite places where people like to puff on cigarettes.

The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo parlours. Profits have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where did the players go? Certainly they haven’t forgotten this ancient game?

The answer is on the web. Gamblers realise that they can wager on bingo from their computer while enjoying a drink and cig and in the end, enjoy monstrous jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.

Of course gambling on on the web could never replace the communal aspect of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the rules have left a number of bingo players with no option.