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A lot has been written in the papers not long ago concerning the bingo industry singing the blues because of the anti smoking law in England. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. But can the online version of this quintessential game offer a reprieve, or will it in no way compare to its land based kin?

Bingo has been an age old game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game of late had experienced a recent return in acceptance with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo halls rather than the clubs on a weekend. This is all about to be destroyed with the introduction of the anti smoking law across UK.

Players will no longer be permitted to smoke while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public places will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favorite areas where many people like to smoke.

The results of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Obviously they have not deserted this ancient game?

The answer is on the net. Gamblers know that they can play bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a drink and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at monstrous prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course gambling on online is unlikely to replace the communal portion of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.