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Much has been written in the press recently regarding the bingo industry struggling because of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax breaks to help keep the businesses afloat. But can the net adaptation of this traditional game provide a lifeline, or will it not compare to its land based equivalent?

Bingo is an classic game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had seen a recent comeback in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo parlours instead of the bars on a weekend. All this is about to be destroyed with the enacting of the anti smoking law around UK.

Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public areas will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most popular locations where many people enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plummeted and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Surely they haven’t forgotten this enduring game?

The answer is on the web. People realise that they can gamble on bingo from their computer while enjoying a cocktail and cig and still enjoy monstrous jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.

Of course wagering on on the web can never replace the communal aspect of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the rules have left a number of bingo players with no alternative.