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Much has been written in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the smoking ban in the United Kingdom. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge tax cuts to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However does the web version of this quintessential game provide a lifeline, or will it in no way compare to its land based kin?

Bingo has been an familiar game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game of late had undergone a recent increase in popularity with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo parlors in place of the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to be reversed with the enforcement of the smoking ban throughout United Kingdom.

Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public area will not be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most common places where folks enjoy smoking.

The results of the cigarette ban can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo halls. Numbers have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Surely they haven’t cast aside this ancient game?

The answer is on the net. Gamblers realize that they can gamble on bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and smoke and still have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course betting on online is unlikely to replace the communal portion of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the law has left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little choice.