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An abundance has been written in the papers recently concerning the bingo industry being hit because of the cigarette ban in the UK. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses afloat. But can the web adaptation of this traditional game provide a reprieve, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?

Bingo is an familiar game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had undergone a recent increase in popularity with younger people opting to visit the bingo parlours rather than the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to be reversed with the introduction of the cigarette ban around UK.

No more will enthusiasts be permitted to puff on cigarettes while marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public place will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favored places where players enjoy smoking.

The effects of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo halls. Profits have plunged and the business is absolutely struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Surely they haven’t abandoned this established game?

The answer is on the web. People realise that they can wager on bingo using their computer while enjoying a beer and fag and still have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course gambling on on the net is unlikely to replace the communal part of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of people the rules have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.