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A lot has been stated in the press recently regarding the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in the United Kingdom. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge aid to help keep the businesses alive. However will the internet adaptation of this classic game offer a escape, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?

Bingo is an ancient game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game recently had undergone a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo parlours in place of the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the enacting of the cigarette ban throughout England and Wales.

No more will enthusiasts be allowed to smoke while marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public location will not be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most popular places where people like to smoke.

The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlors. Profits have plunged and the industry is literally struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Of course they haven’t deserted this familiar game?

The answer is online. Gamblers realise that they can wager on bingo from their computer while enjoying a beer and cig and still enjoy monstrous jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course playing on the internet is unlikely to replace the social aspect of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of people the law has left a number of bingo players with no choice.