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Much has been stated in the papers recently concerning the bingo industry being hit as a result of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to assist in keeping the businesses alive. But will the net version of this classic game offer a escape, or will it not compare to its land based relative?

Bingo is an classic game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game of late had experienced a recent increase in popularity with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo parlors instead of the discos on a weekend. All this is about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law throughout England and Wales.

Players will no longer be allowed to smoke while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public location will not be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favorite areas where players like to puff on cigarettes.

The results of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the business is literally fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Surely they haven’t deserted this ancient game?

The answer is on the web. Players realise that they can play bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and fag and in the end, enjoy monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course playing online is unlikely to replace the communal portion of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of people the rules have left a good many bingo players with little choice.