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An abundance has been written in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the anti cigarette law in England. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax breaks to help keep the businesses afloat. But does the web variation of this classic game offer a reprieve, or will it not compare to its land based equivalent?

Bingo has been an familiar game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game recently had experienced a recent return in appeal with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo halls in place of the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the smoking ban around England and Wales.

No more will enthusiasts be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public location will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favorite places where people like to puff on cigarettes.

The effects of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo halls. Players have dropped and the business is literally fighting for its life. But where did the players go? Of course they haven’t deserted this ancient game?

The answer is online. People are now realizing that they can bet on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and cig and in the end, have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course wagering on online can never replace the communal portion of going over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a good many bingo players with little choice.