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Much has been talked in the papers recently about the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the cigarette ban in Britain. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax cuts to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But will the online adaptation of this traditional game provide a reprieve, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar relative?

Bingo has been an classic game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game recently had experienced a recent increase in appeal with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo parlours in place of the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the anti smoking law all over UK.

Players will no longer be able to smoke while dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public location will not be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most popular locations where players enjoy smoking.

The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Players have dropped and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Certainly they have not given up on this classic game?

The answer is online. Players realise that they can bet on bingo using their computer while enjoying a cocktail and fag and in the end, have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.

Of course gambling on on the internet is unlikely to replace the collective portion of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the law has left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.