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A lot has been reported in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the anti smoking law in the United Kingdom. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to assist in keeping the industry alive. However does the online variation of this quintessential game offer a escape, or might it in no way compare to its land based relative?

Bingo has been an age old game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game recently had undergone a recent increase in popularity with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlours instead of the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to change with the enforcement of the cigarette ban all over Britain.

No more will enthusiasts be able to smoke while marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public locations will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most common locations where players like to smoke.

The outcome of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo halls. Numbers have dropped and the business is absolutely struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Certainly they haven’t given up on this classic game?

The answer is online. Gamblers are now realizing that they can bet on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beverage and cigarette and in the end, enjoy huge cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course betting on on the internet is unlikely to replace the communal portion of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with no choice.