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Much has been stated in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax breaks to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But does the web version of this classic game present a reprieve, or might it never compare to its real life peer?

Bingo has been an enduring game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game of late had witnessed a recent increase in appeal with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlours in place of the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to change with the introduction of the smoking ban across England and Wales.

Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public location will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favorite areas where folks like to puff on cigarettes.

The effects of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo halls. Players have plunged and the industry is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they haven’t forgotten this familiar game?

The answer is on the net. Players realise that they can participate in bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and cigarette and still have a chance at big cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course wagering on on the internet is unlikely to replace the collective portion of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left many bingo players with no option.