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A lot has been written in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the anti smoking law in England. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive tax cuts to assist in keeping the industry alive. However does the net adaptation of this quintessential game provide a salvation, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar kin?

Bingo is an age old game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game lately had experienced a recent return in popularity with younger men and women opting to go to the bingo parlours instead of the discos on a Saturday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the legislating of the anti cigarette law throughout United Kingdom.

Players will no longer be able to smoke at the same time dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public area will not be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favorite locations where folks like to puff on cigarettes.

The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plunged and the business is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Of course they haven’t given up on this familiar game?

The answer is on the web. People know that they can play bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beer and smoke and still have a chance at huge prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course betting on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective portion of going over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a number of bingo players with no alternative.