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A lot has been stated in the press recently regarding the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge aid to assist in keeping the industry alive. However will the internet adaptation of this classic game offer a salvation, or will it never compare to its real life opposite?

Bingo is an age old game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game recently had undergone a recent increase in popularity with younger people opting to visit the bingo parlors in place of the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the cigarette ban around Britain.

Players will no longer be allowed to smoke while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public locations will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite places where many people enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo halls. Profits have plummeted and the industry is literally struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they have not abandoned this ancient game?

The answer is on the web. Gamblers realize that they can wager on bingo from their computer while enjoying a beer and smoke and still enjoy big jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.

Of course playing on the internet can never replace the collective portion of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.