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Much has been reported in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry struggling as a result of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. But does the web version of this quintessential game offer a lifeline, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?

Bingo has been an enduring game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game of late had undergone a recent increase in appeal with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo halls instead of the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the smoking ban all over UK.

Players will no longer be able to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public areas will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most popular areas where many people enjoy smoking.

The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlors. Profits have plunged and the industry is literally struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Certainly they have not deserted this established game?

The answer is on the web. People realize that they can wager on bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beer and cig and still enjoy big cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course wagering on on the net can never replace the communal portion of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no choice.