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A lot has been stated in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the smoking ban in the UK. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But does the web version of this traditional game offer a reprieve, or will it never compare to its real life kin?

Bingo is an classic game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game lately had witnessed a recent return in popularity with younger people deciding to visit the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a weekend. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the anti cigarette law all over United Kingdom.

No longer will players be permitted to smoke while marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public area will not be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored areas where many people enjoy smoking.

The effects of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the business is literally fighting for its life. But where did the players go? Certainly they haven’t abandoned this ancient game?

The answer is on the internet. Players are now realizing that they can wager on bingo from their computer while enjoying a beer and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at huge prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course gambling on on the internet can never replace the collective aspect of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.