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A lot has been talked in the press recently concerning the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the smoking ban in the United Kingdom. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However can the internet version of this quintessential game provide a escape, or will it in no way compare to its real life peer?

Bingo is an established game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game recently had undergone a recent resurgence in appeal with younger people opting to hit the bingo halls rather than the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to change with the introduction of the smoking ban around England and Wales.

Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public places will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most common areas where many people enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo parlours. Players have plunged and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Obviously they have not given up on this familiar game?

The answer is on the internet. Players realize that they can wager on bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beer and smoke and still have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course wagering on on the internet could never replace the social part of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of people the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.