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Much has been reported in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry struggling as a result of the anti smoking law in the UK. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big tax cuts to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But will the net variation of this traditional game present a escape, or will it in no way compare to its real life equivalent?

Bingo is an enduring game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game recently had witnessed a recent comeback in acceptance with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlors rather than the clubs on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the enforcement of the cigarette ban throughout UK.

Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most popular locations where players like to puff on cigarettes.

The effects of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo halls. Numbers have plunged and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Of course they haven’t abandoned this established game?

The answer is on the internet. Players are now realizing that they can participate in bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and smoke and in the end, have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course wagering on on the net is unlikely to replace the communal aspect of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a lot of bingo players with little option.