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An abundance has been stated in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry struggling as a result of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax cuts to assist in keeping the businesses alive. But does the web variation of this traditional game offer a lifeline, or will it never compare to its real life opposite?

Bingo is an ancient game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game of late had witnessed a recent increase in appeal with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlors in place of the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to be reversed with the enforcement of the cigarette ban across Britain.

No longer will gamblers be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common places where folks like to puff on cigarettes.

The results of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo halls. Players have dropped and the industry is literally struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Surely they haven’t given up on this familiar game?

The answer is on the net. Players know that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course wagering on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective part of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the law has left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no option.