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Much has been stated in the press recently regarding the bingo industry struggling because of the smoking ban in Britain. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big aid to help keep the industry alive. However can the internet version of this traditional game provide a lifeline, or might it never compare to its land based opposite?

Bingo has been an classic game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had undergone a recent return in popularity with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo halls in place of the bars on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the smoking ban around UK.

No longer will players be permitted to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public place will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular areas where players like to puff on cigarettes.

The results of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo halls. Numbers have plunged and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they haven’t abandoned this ancient game?

The answer is on the net. Gamblers realize that they can enjoy bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and fag and still have a chance at monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.

Of course gambling on on the net is unlikely to replace the communal portion of going over to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with no alternative.