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Much has been stated in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hit because of the anti smoking law in the UK. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. But will the net variation of this traditional game present a lifeline, or might it in no way compare to its land based opposite?

Bingo has been an ancient game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game recently had undergone a recent resurgence in appeal with younger people deciding to hit the bingo parlors in place of the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enacting of the smoking ban around England and Wales.

Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public locations will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most common places where many people enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo halls. Players have dropped and the industry is literally fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Obviously they haven’t abandoned this familiar game?

The answer is on the internet. Gamblers know that they can enjoy bingo using their computer while enjoying a drink and smoke and still have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course playing online is unlikely to replace the communal portion of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with little choice.