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A lot has been stated in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge tax cuts to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But does the net adaptation of this quintessential game provide a reprieve, or might it never compare to its real life opposite?

Bingo has been an ancient game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game lately had witnessed a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to change with the enforcement of the smoking ban across UK.

No more will enthusiasts be allowed to smoke at the same time dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public locations will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored areas where players enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo parlours. Profits have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Certainly they haven’t deserted this age old game?

The answer is on the net. Players realise that they can play bingo from their computer while enjoying a beverage and smoke and still enjoy monstrous prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.

Of course gambling on on the web could never replace the collective portion of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left many bingo players with little alternative.