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Much has been reported in the press recently concerning the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the cigarette ban in England. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However will the internet variation of this traditional game present a salvation, or will it never compare to its land based relative?

Bingo is an classic game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game of late had experienced a recent increase in popularity with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo parlors rather than the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to be reversed with the enforcement of the smoking ban around Britain.

No more will players be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public area will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most popular areas where folks enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo parlors. Profits have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not forgotten this established game?

The answer is on the internet. Gamblers realise that they can participate in bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and smoke and in the end, have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course wagering on on the net will never replace the collective portion of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little option.