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A lot has been reported in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hurt because of the cigarette ban in England. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive tax cuts to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However does the web version of this classic game present a salvation, or might it never compare to its land based kin?

Bingo has been an familiar game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game lately had witnessed a recent return in appeal with younger members of society opting to hit the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to be reversed with the enacting of the anti cigarette law throughout UK.

No more will players be allowed to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored locations where folks enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plummeted and the industry is absolutely struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Surely they haven’t deserted this age old game?

The answer is on the web. People know that they can enjoy bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and cig and still enjoy big cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.

Of course betting on on the net could never replace the social aspect of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no choice.