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An abundance has been reported in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hurt because of the anti smoking law in England. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big tax breaks to help keep the industry alive. However does the web version of this traditional game offer a escape, or will it not compare to its land based kin?

Bingo is an ancient game historically played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game of late had witnessed a recent resurgence in popularity with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a Friday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the legislating of the cigarette ban throughout United Kingdom.

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 no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular places where players enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo halls. Numbers have plunged and the business is literally fighting for its life. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they have not abandoned this established game?

The answer is on the internet. Gamblers realise that they can wager on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beer and smoke and in the end, have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.

Of course gambling on on the internet can never replace the communal portion of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left a number of bingo players with no choice.