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Much has been stated in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hit because of the anti smoking law in Britain. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big aid to help keep the industry alive. But will the web version of this quintessential game offer a escape, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?

Bingo is an age old game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game lately had experienced a recent increase in popularity with younger members of society opting to visit the bingo halls in place of the discos on a Saturday night. All this is about to be reversed with the enforcement of the smoking ban all over England and Wales.

No longer will players be permitted to smoke at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public areas will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favored areas where players enjoy smoking.

The results of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Numbers have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they haven’t cast aside this classic game?

The answer is on the net. People realize that they can bet on bingo using their computer while enjoying a drink and fag and still have a chance at big jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.

Of course gambling on on the net is unlikely to replace the social portion of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.