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A lot has been talked in the papers just a while ago regardingthe bingo industry being hurt as a result of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But can the net adaptation of this traditional game offer a lifeline, or will it never compare to its real life opposite?

Bingo is an established game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game of late had seen a recent comeback in appeal with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo halls in place of the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to be destroyed with the legislating of the cigarette ban across England and Wales.

No longer will players be allowed to smoke at the same time marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored locations where folks like to puff on cigarettes.

The results of the smoking ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo halls. Profits have plummeted and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they haven’t abandoned this classic game?

The answer is on the internet. Players realize that they can participate in bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at big jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course wagering on on the internet is unlikely to replace the collective part of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left many bingo players with no alternative.