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A lot has been written in the press recently about the bingo industry struggling because of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big aid to assist in keeping the businesses alive. But does the web variation of this classic game present a reprieve, or will it not compare to its land based equivalent?

Bingo is an classic game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game of late had witnessed a recent resurgence in popularity with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the introduction of the cigarette ban all over Britain.

Players will no longer be permitted to smoke whilst marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public location will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored places where many people like to puff on cigarettes.

The results of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo halls. Numbers have plummeted and the business is absolutely struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not given up on this age old game?

The answer is on the web. Players are now realizing that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a cocktail and fag and still enjoy big prizes. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.

Of course betting on on the net is unlikely to replace the communal aspect of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with no choice.