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Much has been reported in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the anti smoking law in Britain. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However can the net version of this classic game present a lifeline, or will it never compare to its real life peer?

Bingo is an ancient game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game of late had witnessed a recent return in acceptance with younger people opting to hit the bingo parlours instead of the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to be reversed with the enforcement of the smoking ban around UK.

Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public locations will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favored places where folks like to puff on cigarettes.

The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plummeted and the business is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Of course they haven’t given up on this ancient game?

The answer is on the net. People realize that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beer and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at huge jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.

Of course gambling on online could never replace the communal part of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.