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A lot has been talked in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the smoking ban in England. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax cuts to assist in keeping the industry alive. But will the internet adaptation of this traditional game offer a reprieve, or might it never compare to its land based kin?

Bingo has been an familiar game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game recently had experienced a recent increase in appeal with younger men and women opting to go to the bingo parlors instead of the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the smoking ban throughout Britain.

Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public area will not be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most common areas where people enjoy smoking.

The results of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo halls. Numbers have plummeted and the business is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Surely they haven’t cast aside this classic game?

The answer is on the internet. Gamblers know that they can enjoy bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and smoke and in the end, have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course gambling on on the internet is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of people the rules have left a number of bingo players with no choice.