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Much has been reported in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues because of the anti smoking law in England. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But does the internet adaptation of this quintessential game offer a lifeline, or will it not compare to its real life relative?

Bingo has been an classic game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game recently had witnessed a recent comeback in acceptance with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlours rather than the bars on a weekend. This is all about to be reversed with the enacting of the anti smoking law around United Kingdom.

No longer will gamblers be allowed to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public places will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most common places where players enjoy smoking.

The results of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo halls. Numbers have dropped and the industry is absolutely struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Surely they haven’t cast aside this age old game?

The answer is on the internet. Players realise that they can participate in bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course wagering on on the internet is unlikely to replace the communal aspect of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no choice.